Troy Bouffard, Ph.D.

President Donald Trump’s renewed focus on Greenland raises questions about Arctic security, alliance politics and whether rhetoric is outpacing reality. Arctic experts @ArcticTroy and @MarcLanteigne7 help us make sense of it all. 👇 rcinet.ca/eye-on-the-arc…

“Every time a state vessel or aircraft enters the area, it’s collecting information,” said @ArcticTroy “The only way to respond is to intercept and push them out. “And places like Adak provide outstanding positions to base the assets needed to meet it.” rferl.org/a/us-aleutian-…

Trump’s order on seabed mining presages “an entire system that has been developing for many years being circumvented while a competitor system is established,” says @ArcticTroy bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…

@Metallica Think May 20th start of takeover is for Philly...

We’re gearing up for #M72Tampa! Check out all the official #MetallicaTakeover events coming to Florida, starting on May 20. ⚠️ Must be 21+ to attend all events taking place at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa.

President Trump only thinks in business terms. He feels that he and the United States are too big and powerful to even have to negotiate with other entities like Greenland and Denmark says @ArcticTroy dr.dk/nyheder/indlan…

The U.S. government desparately needs an AI tool to help write better shipbuilding solicitations and conduct reviews of vendor proposals. Here's why in my latest contribution, with thanks to @johnkonrad and @malte_humpert for the great support: gcaptain.com/the-complex-ch…

“Cost overruns like this are further indication that the United States is struggling to overcome a shipbuilding crisis, including this first heavy icebreaker in nearly 50 years,” says @ArcticTroy gcaptain.com/bollinger-ship…

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Great reporting from @malte_humpert on the cloak-and-dagger operations of the FSB (successor to KGB) and their takeover of western crew on Russia’s Arc7 Arctic LNG carriers. Don’t tell me you don’t want Canadian LNG displacing these villains. highnorthnews.com/en/how-russias…

The slashing of U.S. government agencies and personnel by President Trump and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has reached the Arctic. @ArcticTroy @ExnerPirot @BuchananLiz highnorthnews.com/en/trump-cuts-…

Good morning and happy Monday! We're excited to start the week off with a new Quick Impact from @ArcticTroy, @WhitneyLackenb1, and @AndreaCharron on the #IronDome and its implications for the Arctic. It's a must-read for the start of your week! naadsn.ca/wp-content/upl…

@ArcticTroy @AndreaCharron @WhitneyLackenb1 have an op ed on Iron Dome with @TheWilsonCenter and @NAADSN_RDSNAA wilsoncenter.org/article/iron-d…

@CSDS_Brussels @LuisSimn @VUBrussel @OUPAcademic @UniLeidenNews Link goes to a different book.

❗New Book Chapter❗ Writing in the brand new Oxford Handbook of NATO, Linde Desmaele and Luis Simón contributed a chapter on forward deployment and reassurance. Check out this timely chapter contribution. Buy now🔸 global.oup.com/academic/produ…

The Arctic is where we build warfighters with grit, who fight through unforgiving conditions and never quit. JPMRC 25-02 is where cohesive teams of some of the most adaptive, lethal soldiers the Army has to offer are tested. And proven. #ArcticAngels x #JPMRC

While 🇷🇺 and 🇨🇳 shape discourse to advance their interests for Arctic, enhancing information sharing and coordinating Arctic homeland defense efforts will enable NATO to manage regional security and uphold collective defense principles. Read more: shorturl.at/wg1x7

China's new exploration vessel, 15k nm range and PC4. ecns.cn/m/news/sci-tec…

@highbrow_nobrow @Acyn Denmark is part of NATO, so...

Former Trump NSA: “[Denmark has] to defend Greenland, and if they can't defend it, we're going to have to, and we're not going to do it for free…” @Acyn

By the way, that's Joe playing lead...

@JohnPet69972896 @SamuelFByers science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

@JohnPet69972896 @SamuelFByers There's not much that can be done at the peer level until there is solid evidence that is state sanctioned/connected. For now, it remains a criminal sub-state actor issue. Hence, why there are no sanctions yet.

Annihilating the fish stocks of other countries is a feature—not a bug—of China's illegal fishing Small, maritime states suddenly lose a main food source? I wonder who will be there to swoop in with strings-attached aid They'll remember China killed fishing, but have no choice