Arctic contributor: Andreas Østhagen Andreas Østhagen is a senior fellow and leadership group member at the Arctic Institute. His research and writing focuses on natural resource developments and security policy of the circumpolar region. Andreas is also an affiliated fellow at the Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies in Oslo (IFS) and the High North Center at Bodø Business School. He is completing a PhD at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, under the supervision of Professor Michael Byers. https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/contributor/andreas-osthagen/rss en Preparing for an Arctic Maritime Emergency Northern People & Health Shipping Fri, 10 Mar 2017 05:00:28 +0000 Andreas Østhagen https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/articles/2017/03/10/preparing-for-an-arctic-maritime-emergency https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/articles/2017/03/10/preparing-for-an-arctic-maritime-emergency Arctic nations should do more to ensure their northern communities are ready and able to respond to emergencies at sea, writes Andreas Osthagen for the High North News. Where in the Arctic the E.U. Should Invest Governance Fri, 10 Feb 2017 05:01:30 +0000 Trond Haukanes, Kiira Keski-Nirva, Andreas Østhagen https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/community/2017/02/10/where-in-the-arctic-the-e-u-should-invest https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/community/2017/02/10/where-in-the-arctic-the-e-u-should-invest The European Union is prepared to invest in Arctic communities, but such a move will be worthwhile only if Arctic actors engage with Brussels, write regional experts Andreas Østhagen, Trond Haukanes and Kiira Keski-Nirva. There’s More to Worry About Than One Cruise Ship in the Arctic Fri, 11 Nov 2016 11:17:51 +0000 Andreas Østhagen https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/community/2016/11/11/theres-more-to-worry-about-than-one-cruise-ship-in-the-arctic https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/community/2016/11/11/theres-more-to-worry-about-than-one-cruise-ship-in-the-arctic The danger of a sinking cruise ship in the Arctic is real, but we must bear in mind that the challenges are not uniform across the region, Andreas Østhagen writes in this commentary. Coast Guard Cooperation with Russia in the Arctic Geopolitics & Security Wed, 20 Jul 2016 07:04:12 +0000 Andreas Østhagen https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/community/2016/07/20/coast-guard-cooperation-with-russia-in-the-arctic https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/community/2016/07/20/coast-guard-cooperation-with-russia-in-the-arctic Even when tensions grew between Russia and the West, cooperation between the various coast guards stayed intact, largely because of the many tasks they carry out, writes the Arctic Institute’s Andreas Østhagen.