Assessing security governance in the Arctic

Chater, Andrew; Greaves, Wilfrid; Sarson, Leah

doi:10.4324/9781315265797-4

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“…Post-Cold-War Arctic governance has often been described as a regional environmental security complex since environmental issues are part of broader security concerns and often mediate or meliorate the severity of military or political issues (Chater et al, 2020). Consistent with the previous research on the role of institutions (Finnemore, 1996;Ruggie, 1992), the AC has had global ordering effects (Rowe et al, 2020).…”

Section: The Ac and Arctic Governancementioning

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Russia’s Security Perceptions and Arctic Governance

Borozna

2024

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Russia’s war in Ukraine further strained Russia’s relations with the West and negatively influenced Arctic regional governance, especially after seven members of the Arctic Council paused cooperation with Russia. The rationale of the suspension was to express disapproval by seven Arctic states of Russia’s aggression in Ukraine. However, the suspension of cooperation with Russia within the Arctic Council format prompted some observers to question the relevance and utility of the institution. Russia never expressed its wish to leave the Council and continues to express its desire for multilateral cooperation in the region. This raises the question: Can Russia’s assertive stance in Ukraine coexist with peaceful cooperation in the Arctic? In order to answer this question, this article addresses the following questions: How does the geopolitical tension shape Russia’s approach to Arctic governance? And what is the role of military and economic security in Russia’s Arctic policy? The article uses a comparative method combined with discourse analysis to establish a change in Russia’s view on Arctic governance before and after the war in Ukraine.

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Section: The Ac and Arctic Governancementioning

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Russia’s Security Perceptions and Arctic Governance

Borozna

2024

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“…42 New governance practices are also being established to manage threats related to the growing volume of maritime traffic, such as new agreements on regional search and rescue and oil spill emergency response. 43 In this respect, environmental change causes new threats, such as increased risk of damage to vessels and oil rigs from sea ice and unpredictable weather, and new objects of security, including the Arctic ecosystem itself. While there is little evidence that a warming environment will directly lead to interstate violence, the warming of the Arctic has generated a complex regional security environment characterized by renewed state competition, the pursuit of economic gains, and the risk of significant ecological and social harms.…”

Section: Arctic Threatsmentioning

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Climate change and security in Canada

Greaves

2021

International Journal

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This article examines the implications of human-caused climate change for security in Canada. The first section outlines the current state of climate change, the second discusses climate change impacts on human security in Canada, and the third outlines four other areas of Canada’s national interests threatened by climate change: economic threats; Arctic threats; humanitarian crises at home and abroad; and the threat of domestic conflict. In the conclusion, I argue that climate change has clearly not been successfully “securitized” in Canada, despite the material threats it poses to human and national security, and outline directions for future research.

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Climate Insecurity and Canadian Defence

Greaves

2023

Canada and International Affairs

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Assessing security governance in the Arctic

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Russia’s Security Perceptions and Arctic Governance

Russia’s Security Perceptions and Arctic Governance

Climate change and security in Canada

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