Analyzing frenemies: An Arctic repertoire of cooperation and rivalry

Rowe, Elana Wilson

doi:10.1016/j.polgeo.2019.102072

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“…In response to the outcry and concerns about the "lack of governance" in the Arctic spurred by the growing international awareness of the region, political representatives of the Arctic states have continued to declare the Arctic to be a region of cooperation through venues such as the Arctic Council (Jacobsen, 2018). Foreign ministries in the Arctic states actively emphasize the "peaceful" and "cooperative" features of the region Wilson Rowe, 2020). The deterioration in relations between Russia and the other Arctic states that started in 2014 has not changed this (Byers, 2017;Østhagen, 2016).…”

Section: The Regional (Arctic) Levelmentioning

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Global development in the Arctic: international cooperation for the future

Koch

2024

International Affairs

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Viewing the Arctic as a key region for global development in the 21st century, this book offers a cross-disciplinary conceptual framework for understanding what international cooperation is, why it is difficult and what kind of alternative views can apply in the Arctic.Written by Arctic experts, the book presents major trends and scenarios for international cooperation in the Arctic up to 2035 and future prospects for international cooperation in the Arctic in various sectors: energy, business and economy, transportation and logistics, climate change, diplomacy and security, culture, innovations, higher education and research. Implications of the scenarios for global development are discussed in the light of the United Nations Agenda for Global Development and Sustainable Development Goals. The book offers a cross-disciplinary conceptual framework of international cooperation in the Arctic and discusses implications of this framework for global development.Filling the gap in analytical understanding of international cooperation, this book will be of interest to academics, students and professionals concerned with global development and the Arctic region.

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Section: The Regional (Arctic) Levelmentioning

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Global development in the Arctic: international cooperation for the future

Koch

2024

International Affairs

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“…The consequences of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Arctic cooperative governance are illustrative of this challenge. The Arctic states had worked collectively to buffer Arctic Council relations against the consequences of Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014, even as in other contexts (bilateral and multilateral) Russia's actions were being thoroughly condemned by other Arctic states and even as Russia continued to protest against the sanctions regime enacted as response to the annexation (including some sanctions that affected Russia's Arctic economic development) (Byers, 2017;Wilson Rowe, 2020). Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine at the end of February 2022, it was clear that the magnitude of this breach of international law would have greater consequences for Arctic cooperation.…”

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Considering ecological security from the perspective of Arctic ecosystemic politics

Rowe

2023

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“…These material transformations are in turn effecting shifting political, economic, and societal relations too. For some analysts this has meant growing concern for ‘scrambles’ or competition in the High North (for discussion, e.g., Dodds & Nuttall, 2015; Wilson Rowe, 2013), whereas for others it has required the explicit articulation of cooperation and peace in the region (see Sellheim et al, 2019; Wilson Rowe, 2020). Many Arctic geopolitical analyses remain focused on the level of the state, as indeed is the rationale for this special issue.…”

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A ‘peopled’ account of political agency in the Arctic: Professional practice and people‐to‐people participation

Medby

2022

Geographical Journal

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In spite of the region's diverse peoples and unique environments, Arctic political analyses frequently remain focused on the traditional level of the state and inter‐state relations. While states undoubtedly play a significant role in Arctic governance arrangements, this paper seeks to direct attention to the agency of the many people and actors performing politics in the region. A more ‘peopled’ analysis includes renewed attention to professionals – e.g., state personnel, politicians, and diplomats – as well as non‐state actors involved in Arctic politics through different avenues and with different levels of agency. This paper focuses on the so‐called Barents Cooperation, a peace‐building initiative set up in the wake of the Cold War between Nordic states and Russia in the Barents Euro‐Arctic border region. It draws on interviews with professionals involved in the daily running of the Barents Cooperation, including its funding of ‘grassroots’ and people‐to‐people activities, to ask what can lessons can be learnt about Arctic political participation beyond the state. Based on their reflections, key challenges, successes, and future opportunities are highlighted, and the paper argues for strengthening both the analytical attention to and the practical agency of a wider range of political actors.

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Analyzing frenemies: An Arctic repertoire of cooperation and rivalry

Cited by 36 publications

References 31 publications

Global development in the Arctic: international cooperation for the future

Global development in the Arctic: international cooperation for the future

Considering ecological security from the perspective of Arctic ecosystemic politics

A ‘peopled’ account of political agency in the Arctic: Professional practice and people‐to‐people participation

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