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America in the Arctic is an essential guide to the new Cold War that will make the Arctic a highly contested region among global superpowers. It is also a needed wake-up call to new threats caused by climate change and weaponized by authoritarian governments. -- Derek Shearer, former US Ambassador to Finland, Chevalier Professor of Diplomacy, Occidental College Thompson-Jones makes a convincing argument that the United States must reengage in a region threatened by the dual risks of climate change and degrading security, and that the best approach is a broad-based effort, going beyond Alaska to include regional gateway states such as Maine to forge stronger economic and diplomatic ties with our Arctic partners. The opening up of the Arctic is the equivalent of the discovery of an unknown ocean – and how we navigate this new reality will have enormous long-term ramifications for the United States and the world. This book amounts to a finely crafted chart which can help guide us though the rough seas ahead to a peaceful and prosperous future in the region. -- US Senator Angus King America in the Arctic is a compelling and insightful exploration of the United States' historical, geopolitical, environmental and national security relationships in the Arctic region. The author's description of how geopolitically the region has transformed from a zone of peace into a zone of competition and how economic and national security interests intersect with climate change is relevant in understanding the history and potential future of the Arctic region. As a former US Ambassador to Norway, in particular, I found the chapter on Norway and its relationship with the US and the Arctic policies of each country very perceptive, interesting and right on point. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who has an interest in understanding the history of the Arctic region and the many issues that it raises for American foreign policy. -- Barry White, former US Ambassador to Norway In America in the Arctic, the author brilliantly charts America's past, present and future in the High North. The book is a compelling testament to the importance of U.S. engagement and is a must read for policymakers. As Thompson-Jones aptly asserts, we have ""an Arctic destiny."" -- Ambassador Paula J. Dobriansky, former Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs (2001-2009) Thompson-Jones has added a significant new contribution to the growing number of Arctic studies. Her fresh perspective, focused on the US in the Arctic and strengthened by her years of diplomatic experience, makes America in the Arctic especially valuable to anyone seeking to understand the past and present of the Arctic region and its unique foreign relations and geopolitics. She weaves together the strands of diplomacy along with national security, economics, environment, and other key issues to present a detailed and seamless account that is both readable and insightful. This is a must-read! -- Rebecca Pincus, Director of the Polar Institute at the Wilson Center

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Mary Thompson-Jones is a professor of national security affairs at the U.S. Naval War College and a former foreign service officer who attained the rank of minister counselor. She is the author of To the Secretary: Leaked Embassy Cables and America’s Foreign Policy Disconnect (2016). Her diplomatic experience spans more than two decades serving in the Czech Republic, Canada, Guatemala, Spain, and Washington, DC.

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