Marc Lanteigne is a senior lecturer (China, East Asia, Polar Affairs) at the Centre for Defence and Security Studies, Massey University, in Auckland, New Zealand. https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/contributor/marc-lanteigne/rss en Energy & Natural Resources Governance Fri, 30 Jun 2017 05:00:34 +0000 Marc Lanteigne https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/community/2017/06/30/china-loops-the-arctic-into-its-belt-and-road-vision https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/community/2017/06/30/china-loops-the-arctic-into-its-belt-and-road-vision China has played down its commercial interests in the Arctic in recent years. But it’s increasingly confident in pursuing northern resource development and shipping opportunities, says Massey University’s Marc Lanteigne Geopolitics & Security Mon, 06 Mar 2017 12:49:43 +0000 Marc Lanteigne https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/community/2017/03/06/keeping-the-gunpowder-dry https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/community/2017/03/06/keeping-the-gunpowder-dry The practice of countries ‘checking their grievances at the door’ during Arctic diplomacy is unlikely to get easier as Russia remilitarizes its northern regions, writes Marc Lanteigne. Mon, 13 Feb 2017 07:45:28 +0000 Marc Lanteigne https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/community/2017/02/13/u-s-wary-of-russias-arctic-military-buildup https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/community/2017/02/13/u-s-wary-of-russias-arctic-military-buildup The U.S. is watching Russia’s growing military activity in the Arctic with increasing concern, writes Marc Lanteigne of the Centre for Defence and Security Studies at New Zealand’s Massey University in the Arctic Journal. Tue, 03 Jan 2017 06:45:54 +0000 Marc Lanteigne https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/community/2017/01/03/china-and-norway-cold-shoulder-no-more-following-diplomatic-thaw https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/community/2017/01/03/china-and-norway-cold-shoulder-no-more-following-diplomatic-thaw There’s an opportunity for increased cooperation between Norway and China in the Arctic now that diplomatic relations have thawed, writes Marc Lanteigne, a senior research fellow at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs in Oslo. Geopolitics & Security Governance Wed, 23 Dec 2015 00:00:00 +0000 Marc Lanteigne https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/community/2015/12/23/affirm-the-scientific-chinese-diplomacy-in-the-arctic https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/community/2015/12/23/affirm-the-scientific-chinese-diplomacy-in-the-arctic China has begun to refer to itself as a near-Arctic state. It is an observer at the Arctic Council and has a number of scientific endeavors in the Arctic. Although China has growing economic interests in the region, scientific diplomacy will continue to lead its interests in the Arctic.