Asian states at the Arctic Council: perceptions in Western States

Babin, Julie; Lasserre, Frédéric

doi:10.1080/1088937x.2019.1578290

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“…At the same time, it provides China to be legitimately included in the generic debates about the Arctic. 51 The case of the multilateral Agreement to Prevent Unregulated High Seas Fisheries in the Central Arctic Ocean illustrates China's long-term Arctic strategy. Applying the precautionary principle, the coastal states of the Arctic Council Canada, Greenland/Denmark, Norway, Russia, and the United States signed a declaration in 2015 to the effect that commercial fishing should not start in the 2.8-million-squarekilometer high seas area until adequate scientific research for sustainable fishing and management rules are in place.…”

Section: Regimes and Governancementioning

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The Arctic and Africa in China’s Foreign Policy: How Different Are They and What Does This Tell Us?

2021

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The article discusses China’s policies in and towards the Arctic and Africa within a comparative perspective. To what extent is China’s policy adaptable to different conditions? What does this adaptability tell us about China’s ascendant great-power role in the world in general? What is the message to the Arctic and Africa respectively? The article concludes that China’s regional strategies aptly reflect the overall grand strategy of a country that is slowly but surely aiming at taking on the role of leading global superpower. In doing so, Chinese foreign policy has demonstrated flexibility and adaptive tactics, through a careful tailoring of its so-called core interests and foreign policy principles, and even identity politics, to regional conditions. This implies that regions seeking autonomy in the context of great power activism and contestation should develop their own strategies not only for benefiting from Chinese investment but also in terms of managing dependency on China and in relation to China and great power competition.

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Section: Regimes and Governancementioning

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The Arctic and Africa in China’s Foreign Policy: How Different Are They and What Does This Tell Us?

2021

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“…Also, some states within the Arctic council views India’s presence as a necessary geopolitical counterweight to China’s emerging involvements in the region (Sharma, 2020). But India’s participation in the Arctic council remains to be far low, as compared to other Asian states (Babin & Lasserre, 2019, p. 8). Therefore, it is high time for India to come up with its traditional approach of peace and cooperation and make a strong appeal in support of uniting the regional Arctic and Asian states for solving emerging issues of human–ecological context.…”

Section: De-securitising Arctic: the Indian Approach Of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakammentioning

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‘De-Securitising the Arctic’ in Climate Change: An Indian Perspective

Sharma

2021

India Quarterly: A Journal of International Affairs

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The rapidly transforming Arctic has led to rethink the concept of security in the region. The increasing global warming and opening up of the Arctic have brought multiple geopolitical issues before the Arctic and non-Arctic states. 1 In pursuit of their perceived geopolitical, geo-economics and strategic interests, a race to ‘securitise the Arctic’ has started amongst the major Arctic states. This process of securitisation appears to be dictated and driven not only by traditional military-strategic considerations but also by non-traditional security threat dilemmas related to energy, environment, sustainability, human security, connectivity, etc. As the old and the new Arctic challenges are being taken out of the realm of ‘normal politics’ and placed in the contested domain of ‘security politics’, the Asian states, that are directly or indirectly impacted by the changing Arctic, realise that securitisation of the Arctic is leaving little space for addressing common issues of global concern. This study argues that all these emerging issues (otherwise perceived as ‘security threats’) in the Arctic, instead of being addressed in the securitisation framework, could and should be approached and addressed as compelling reasons for mutual cooperation and thus in need of de-securitisation.

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“…Canada and Russia particularly expressed reluctance, while the Nordic countries were more favorable (Lackenbauer, 2014). The sovereignty of the Arctic states and Indigenous peoples potentially being challenged, and the economic and military power of the expanding great power China, were sources of concern (Babin & Lasserre, 2019).…”

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The role of conferences within Arctic governance

Steinveg

2020

Polar Geography

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Since the end of the Cold War, the Arctic has transformed from a geopolitical buffer, to becoming a core national priority for the Arctic states, and a desirable playing field for non-Arctic actors. Geopolitical changes and a growing concern for the impacts of climate change have led to increased attention towards the Arctic region, which has prompted an extensive growth in the establishment of conferences attending to Arctic issues. Conferences are central meeting places for international and interdisciplinary cooperation, the exchange of ideas, and for deliberating the geopolitical structure of the Arctic. Yet, no systematic examination exists of the role conferences within the Arctic governance system. This article attends to the gap in the literature, by demonstrating how conferences supplement the work of the Arctic Council, regarding expanding the agenda, broadening stakeholder involvement, and improving communication and outreach.

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Asian states at the Arctic Council: perceptions in Western States

Cited by 15 publications

References 28 publications

The Arctic and Africa in China’s Foreign Policy: How Different Are They and What Does This Tell Us?

The Arctic and Africa in China’s Foreign Policy: How Different Are They and What Does This Tell Us?

‘De-Securitising the Arctic’ in Climate Change: An Indian Perspective

The role of conferences within Arctic governance

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