Above is a video of a symposium conducted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies, November 29, 2017, with Rear Admiral Michael F. McAlister, Commander, 17th Coast Guard District, as the speaker. He talked about:
- The Arctic as he sees it now and his concerns for the future.
- Working relationship with counterparts in Russia, China, Canada, and other Artic nations.
- Some of the topics were a traffic management scheme jointly proposed with Russia for the area around the Bering Strait.
- Prospect of increased Illegal, Unregulated, and Unreported Fishing in the Arctic.
- Differences in pollution response regulations and planning compared to how it is done in the lower 48.
- Improved communications among Arctic Coast Guard Forum nations.
- Extending Maritime Domain Awareness to include groups outside the Coast Guard such as environmental groups and native villages.
As an aside he also mentioned a program I was not aware of, that the Coast Guard seconds officers to think-tanks like CSIS.
Thanks to Lee for bringing this to my attention.
Chuck Hill's CG Blog 
You can read the CSIS report here. https://csis-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/publication/171027_Conley_MaritimeFutures_Web.pdf?mHPGy0uKqRMcek0zw6av5jI332MeELk5
Yup, that’ll do it. You have my apreaciption.
USCG News release: U.S., Russia propose Bering Strait ship traffic routing measures
https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDHSCG/bulletins/1d5df97