Elizabeth Buchanan
Senior Fellow and polar geopolitics expert, contributing analysis on Chinese and Russian activity in the Arctic and Antarctica and broader polar strategy.
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Oct 27, 2025 • 43min
Conquering the Arctic: How China and Russia are joining forces
This discussion features Caroline Kennedy-Pipe, a military historian, and Dr. Elizabeth Buchanan, a polar geopolitics expert. They dive deep into the strategic maneuvers of Russia and China in the Arctic as melting ice opens new trade routes. The guests debate the implications of rapid Sino-Russian cooperation and NATO's response to this shifting power dynamic. They also explore the potential militarization of these regions, including China's scientific initiatives that blur the lines between research and military applications.
Jan 19, 2026 • 59min
Episode 744: Greenland: Belle of the Ball, with Dr. Elizabeth Buchanan
Dr. Elizabeth Buchanan, Arctic geopolitics expert and former Royal Australian Navy Head of Research. She unpacks why Greenland keeps grabbing attention. They cover historic US bids for Greenland, treaty and NATO implications, Greenlandic independence paths, and how geography links Arctic security to Indo‑Pacific politics. Practical outcomes and financing options for sovereignty are also debated.
Jan 22, 2026 • 50min
NATO, Greenland and the New World Order
Professor Stefan Wolff, international security expert on NATO, weighs in on alliance dynamics and Russia. Dr Elizabeth Buchanan, polar warfare and Greenland specialist, gives historical and strategic context. They discuss Trump’s Greenland claim, limits on US bases, Arctic geography and strategic value, resource and commercial realities, and what this means for NATO cohesion and the wider world order.
