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CCWA is honored to host Dr. Kathryn Lavelle, Ellen and Dixon Long Professor of World Affairs at Case Western Reserve University, to share her insights on the past, present, and future of America’s relationship with the Arctic region. The strategic and economic value of this vast region is on the rise, as climate change opens up new shipping lanes and increases the potential to exploit the region’s natural resources. Meanwhile, Russia’s military presence in the Arctic continues to expand – as does as does NATO’s, thanks to the induction of new members Sweden and Finland. Drawing upon her research for her new book, Reluctant Conquest: American Wealth, Power, and Science in the Arctic, Dr. Lavelle will outline the long history of the U.S. role in the region, how the past informs our present limitations and possibilities, and why Ohioans should be paying attend to the future of Arctic engagement.

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