UAF faculty co-facilitates European Security Seminar-North

The George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies recently hosted the week-long seminar, European Security Seminar-North: “Cooperation or Confrontation?” The event was co-facilitated by Troy Bouffard, UAF homeland security and emergency management instructor and director of the ��ķ��Ƶ Center for Arctic Security and Resilience.

The virtual event was attended by nearly 40 participants representing 13 nations, including all eight Arctic states. The seminar focused on the security challenges and opportunities in the European High North. Throughout the week, Bouffard co-led one of the daily seminar groups with the program director, CDR Rachael Gosnell. Additionally, Bouffard and co-panelist David Auerswald presented an assessment and analysis of U.S. strategic interests in the European High North.