Military Presence
Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, missile defense, Arctic operations, and strategic positioning.
Coverage forthcoming.
In Alaska
Resource Development
Oil, mining, timber, and the tension between extraction and preservation.
Indigenous Communities
Alaska Native corporations, subsistence rights, and self-governance in the Last Frontier.
Military Presence
Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, missile defense, Arctic operations, and strategic positioning.
Climate Change
Permafrost thaw, coastal erosion, wildfire, and the frontline of planetary warming.
Fishing Industry
Salmon, crab, pollock, and the fisheries that anchor the Alaskan economy.
Energy
North Slope oil, natural gas, and the state that funds its government from petroleum revenue.
Federal Lands
National parks, wildlife refuges, ANWR, and the federal government's Alaskan domain.
Arctic Policy
Icebreakers, shipping lanes, sovereignty, and Alaska's role in the geopolitics of the north.
Transportation
Bush planes, ferries, the Alaska Railroad, and the logistics of a state with few roads.
Statehood Issues
PFD, federal-state relations, constitutional conventions, and the governance of America's frontier.