Marcus Wong

Marcus Wong is a senior research fellow and board member of the NATO Association of Canada, a public policy professional, and an emerging international relations scholar with over two decades of experience in government, diplomacy, and strategic governance. He holds degrees from Queen’s University, the University of Birmingham, and Harvard University, where his graduate research focused on Arctic sovereignty and security at the intersection of international law, defence policy, and geopolitical strategy in the North American and multilateral context. In parallel with his research, Marcus has served in elected office and on numerous public and non-profit boards, advancing evidence-based policy and democratic governance. He brings a practical understanding of policymaking informed by frontline experience and a commitment to fostering global security through interdisciplinary analysis and principled leadership.

Environment, Climate Change, and Security

POWER PLAY IN THE ARCTIC: Part 4 – A New Partnership Model for Sovereignty in the High North

*This is the fourth instalment of a six-part series. Canada faces a number of challenges beyond those experienced by the Canadian Armed Forces that have further contributed to its inability to project sovereignty and security into the Canadian Arctic. These challenges have included: low Arctic population density, vast uninhabited areas, small remote settlements, and significant Read More…

Environment, Climate Change, and Security

POWER PLAY IN THE ARCTIC: Part 3 – A Policy Prescription for Canada’s Arctic Defence

*This is the third instalment of a six-part series. Given the effectiveness of the Canadian Arctic’s harsh conditions as a deterrent against security threats, for most of its history, Canada’s defence of the Arctic has been sporadic at best. At present, although Joint Task Force North (JTFN) is tasked with northern operations, there are no Read More…

Environment, Climate Change, and Security

POWER PLAY IN THE ARCTIC: Part 2 – Dissecting the Arctic’s Power Struggles by State

*This is the second instalment of a six-part series. As each Arctic state strengthens its security and defence capabilities in the High North, there is likewise an overall intensification of geopolitical rivalries, an expansion of coastal states’ territorial and energy ambitions, increasing clashes of interest, and a corresponding potential for instability. Problematically, NATO lacks an Arctic policy, Read More…

Environment, Climate Change, and Security

POWER PLAY IN THE ARCTIC: Part 1 – From Isolation to Insecurity

*This is the first instalment of a six-part series. Although the Arctic’s extreme environment has historically been an effective obstacle to threats to Canada’s sovereignty and security, the region is now being reshaped by climate change. In 2007 alone, over 2.5 million square kilometres of ice melted in the Arctic Circle, leaving only half of that Read More…