Apr 13, 2022
China has consistently used foreign direct investment to increase its power and influence around the globe and has set its sights on the Arctic. These investments can be incredibly useful to smaller states but may also pose risks to their national security.
In this episode of CNA Talks, Cornell Overfield and Rebecca
Wolfson join John Stimpson to discuss China’s foreign direct
investment in the Arctic States, what mechanisms are in place to
protect their national security interests, and what the
international community can do to expand these
protections.
Cornell Overfield is an Associate Research Analyst with CNA’s
Strategy, Policy and Analysis Program.
Rebecca Wolfson is a Regulatory Analyst with CNA’s Office of the
General Counsel.
Related Materials Arctic Prospecting: Measuring China’s Arctic Economic Footprint: https://www.cna.org/CNA_files/PDF/arctic-prospecting.pdf
Foreign Direct Investment Screening in the Arctic: https://www.cna.org/CNA_files/PDF/foreign-direct-investment-screening-in-the-arctic.pdf
Exploring the Relationship between China’s Investment in the Arctic and Its National Strategy: https://www.cna.org/CNA_files/PDF/exploring-the-relationship-beween-chinas-arctic-investment-and-its-national-strategy.pdf
Arctic Economic Security: Recommendations for Safeguarding Arctic Nations against China’s Economic Statecraft: https://www.cna.org/CNA_files/PDF/arctic-economic-security.pdf