{"id":54401,"date":"2026-01-22T22:22:05","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T19:22:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eliamep.gr\/?post_type=events&#038;p=54401"},"modified":"2026-04-07T16:38:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T13:38:35","slug":"seira-diadiktyakon-syzitiseon-crises-in-focus-i-arktiki-se-krisi","status":"publish","type":"events","link":"https:\/\/www.eliamep.gr\/en\/events\/crises-in-focus-online-discussion-series-the-arctic-in-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Crises in Focus \u2013 Online Discussion Series: \u03a4he Arctic in Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"the-content\"><p>On\u00a0<strong>28 January 2026<\/strong>, ELIAMEP organized the\u00a0<strong>third consecutive<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cCrises in Focus\u201d\u00a0<strong>online seminar<\/strong>, focusing on the Arctic in light of recent developments in Greenland.\u00a0<strong>Kristine Berzina<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Senior Fellow at the<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMFUS)<\/strong>, gave an overview of US strategic engagement and interests in the region, in conversation with\u00a0<strong>Elena Lazarou<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Director General of<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>ELIAMEP<\/strong>. \u00a0The discussion was followed by an exchange with the online audience, which, among other topics, explored the factors that have led to the intensification of geopolitical rivalries in the Arctic; energy, security and technology; maritime routes; and natural resources. Moreover, it addressed the challenges for global governance and international cooperation in an increasingly contested geopolitical environment.<\/p>\n<p>Previous seminars in the series have focused on the crises in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eliamep.gr\/en\/events\/crises-in-focus-online-discussion-series-iran-in-crisis\/\"><strong> Iran<\/strong><\/a>, 19 January 2026 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eliamep.gr\/en\/events\/crises-in-focus-online-discussion-series-venezuela-in-crisis\/\"><strong>Venezuela<\/strong><\/a>, 22 January 2026.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Crises in Focus\u00a0<\/strong>is a new series of one-hour online conversations shedding light on some of today\u2019s most pressing global crises. Featuring leading international experts, each session focuses on a specific case study and explores its political, social, and geopolitical implications.<\/p>\n<p>The discussions follow an\u00a0<em>\u201cin conversation\u201d<\/em>\u00a0format, bringing together an external expert and a member of ELIAMEP in a dynamic and engaging dialogue.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"featured_media":54433,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false},"program":[20],"eventscats":[61,63],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eliamep.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/events\/54401"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eliamep.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eliamep.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/events"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.eliamep.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/events\/54401\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":55670,"href":"https:\/\/www.eliamep.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/events\/54401\/revisions\/55670"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eliamep.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/54433"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eliamep.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54401"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"program","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eliamep.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/program?post=54401"},{"taxonomy":"eventscats","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eliamep.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/eventscats?post=54401"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}