The Simons Foundation Canada's "Military Footprints in the Arctic" Report

Ernie Regehr, O.C., Senior Fellow in Arctic Security and Defence
April 14, 2026

This report by Ernie Regehr, O.C., Senior Fellow in Arctic Security and Defence at The Simons Foundation Canada, and Kelsey Gallagher, a Researcher with Project Ploughshares, identifies 69 continuously staffed Arctic military sites in the five states with Arctic Ocean coastlines and discusses the challenges of reducing strategic tensions and recovering diplomacy. 

 

 

"Military Footprints in the Arctic" has been referenced as a source for information on military sites in the Arctic region by several publications including The Wall Street Journal, CNN, and the Arctic Yearbook 2025.  Most recently, the report was used to help inform this new video: "The New Arctic Alliance Explained" by TLDR News EU.

Visit the  TLDR News EU Youtube page at the link below to view their video:

"The New Arctic Alliance Explained"

Published by TLDR News EU
April 2025

 

The full report is available here:

"Military Footprints in the Arctic"
By Ernie Regehr, O.C., 
Senior Fellow in Arctic Security and Defence,
The Simons Foundation Canada
and Kelsey Gallagher,
Researcher with Project Ploughshares
March 2024
 

 

Ernie Regehr, O.C. is Senior Fellow in Arctic Security and Defence at The Simons Foundation Canada; Research Fellow at the Centre For Peace Advancement, Conrad Grebel University College, the University of Waterloo; co-founder and former Executive Director of Project Ploughshares.

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