Christian Bueger: Infrastructure, Governance and Security in the Baltic Sea

The Baltic Sea is one of the world’s most densely interconnected and strategically contested maritime spaces. In this conversation, Christian Bueger, Professor of International Relations at the University of Copenhagen and Research Fellow at UNIDIR, explains how the Baltic has become an “infrastructure sea” — shaped by cables, pipelines, wind farms and shipping routes. We discuss environmental recovery, regional governance, NATO’s growing presence, and the rise of hybrid maritime threats following Russia’s war in Ukraine. The interview was conducted by Jack Dickens, Commissioning Editor at Engelsberg Ideas, and recorded in November 2025 during the seminar The Baltic Sea – A Geopolitical History. See also Axess Television's website: https://www.axesstelevision.com/ Axess Television on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/axesstelevision/ Axess Television on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/axesstelevision