Coast Guards and Ocean Politics in the Arctic

Østhagen, Andreas

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“…Exemplifying this, the most pressing challenge in the Arctic in the 2020s is indeed how to deal with and talk about Arctic-specific (military) security concerns, which are excluded, for example, from the Arctic Council. The debate over what mechanisms are best suited to further expand security cooperation has been ongoing for a decade (Conley et al, 2012), with discussions about whether the Arctic Council should acquire a security component (Graczyk and Rottem, 2020;Grønning, 2016); others look to the Arctic Coast Guard Forum or more ad hoc venues (Østhagen, 2020;Sfraga et al, 2020). The Northern Chiefs of Defense Conference and the Arctic Security Forces Roundtable were initiatives established to this end in 2011/2012 (Depledge et al, 2019), but they fell apart after 2014.…”

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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 Arctic: An Emerging Security Region?mentioning

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Global development in the Arctic: international cooperation for the future

Koch

2024

International Affairs

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“…Exemplifying this, the most pressing challenge in the Arctic in 2020 is indeed how to deal with and talk about Arctic-specific (military) security concerns, which are excluded from, for example, the Arctic Council. The debate over what mechanisms are best suited for further expanding security cooperation has been ongoing for a decade (Conley et al, 2012), with discussions about whether the Arctic Council should acquire a security component (Graczyk & Rottem, 2020;Grønning, 2016); others look to the Arctic Coast Guard Forum or more ad-hoc venues (Østhagen, 2020;Sfraga et al, 2020). The Northern Chiefs of Defense Conference and the Arctic Security Forces Roundtable were initiatives established to this end in 2011/2012 (Depledge et al, 2019), but they fell apart after 2014.…”

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The Arctic security region: misconceptions and contradictions

Østhagen

2021

Polar Geography

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The security interests of Arctic states are increasingly described as intertwined. The Arctic is seen either as a region where great power rivalries or resource wars are likely, or as a part of the world defined by cooperative traits and shared security interests. These depictions often implicitly lean on notions of a security region and regionalism, albeit without utilizing such frameworks to unpack security interactions in the Arctic. An increasing number of Arctic-focused scholars refer to the Arctic as a region in terms of security interests, but is this really the case if we make use of the different ways a security region has been outlined as an analytical tool? Leaning on different levels of analysis, this article questions several assumptions underpinning recent work on military security in the Arctic, advancing our understanding of security dynamics in the north and adding to our knowledge of security regions as a concept within international studies. It is argued that descriptions of the Arctic as a new security region are based on mixing and equating two distinct features of the region: the changing climate and related increases in economic ventures; and Russia's military build-up and regional hegemony.

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“…Et mangfold av studier som har sett på norsk-russisk fiskeri-og ressursforvaltning samt kystvaktsamarbeid, påpeker verdien av dette i det norsk-russiske forholdet for øvrig. Se blant annetHønneland, 2012;Kosmo, 2010;Østhagen, 2016, 2020 Se for eksempelHønneland, 1999 og Haas, 1989 …”

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Norges vern av suverene rettigheter rundt Svalbard: Russiske persepsjoner og reaksjoner

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Østhagen

2020

Internasjonal Politikk

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Svalbard og vernesonen rundt øygruppen står sentralt i det bilaterale forholdet mellom Norge og Russland, både økonomisk og sikkerhetspolitisk. Siden 1977 har en konflikt mellom landene omhandlet Norges rett til myndighetsutøvelse i disse farvannene. Hva er russiske persepsjoner av norsk politikk i vernesonen? Hvordan har persepsjoner og reaksjoner utviklet seg siden årtusenskiftet? Hvilke endringer – om noen – ser vi i forbindelse med forverringen i det bilaterale forholdet etter 2014? Og hva betyr dette for faren for en eventuell konflikt i dette området? Oppsummert finner vi at 2014 ikke fremstår som noe vannskille med hensyn til forholdet mellom Norge og Russland i vernesonen. Den store endringen kom da de russiske føderale myndighetene fra og med «Elektron»-saken i 2005 gikk over fra protest til dialog. Siden har Russland lagt seg på en relativt forsonlig linje. Unntaket er en kort periode etter arrestasjonen av den russiske tråleren «Sapfir-2» i etterkant av delelinjeavtalen mellom Norge og Russland fra 2010, da store deler av rederinæringen og andre i det russiske nord var i harnisk og krevde handling angående vernesonen. Etter 2011 har hendelser i vernesonen blitt håndtert uten ytterligere eskalering. Dette er derimot ikke en naturtilstand, men en situasjon underbygd av en rekke spesifikke faktorer som kan komme til å endre seg. Abstract in EnglishSafeguarding Norwegian Rights around Svalbard: Russian Perceptions and ReactionsSvalbard and the maritime zone around the Arctic Archipelago are central to the bilateral relationship between Norway and Russia, both in terms of economic and security concerns. Since 1977, a dispute between the countries has concerned Norway’s right to assert sovereignty in these waters. What are Russian perceptions of Norwegian sovereignty enforcement in the Fisheries Protection Zone (FPZ)? How have perceptions and reactions evolved since the turn of the millennium? What changes – if any – do we see in connection with the deterioration in the bilateral relationship after 2014? And what does this mean for the danger of a possible conflict in this area? In summary, we find that 2014 does not appear to be a watershed with respect to the relationship between Norway and Russia in the FPZ around Svalbard. The change came when Russian central authorities after the Elektron-case in 2005 switched from protest to dialogue. Since then, a relatively conciliatory line has been emphasized regarding this dispute. The exception is a short period after the arrest of the Russian trawler Sapfir-2 following the 2010 Norway-Russia Delimitation Agreement, when large parts of the fishing industry and other regional actors in the Russian north were in harness and demanded action. After 2011, incidents in the FPZ have been handled without further escalation, although this is by no means a state of nature, but a situation underpinned by a number of specific factors that could be subject to change.

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Coast Guards and Ocean Politics in the Arctic

Cited by 5 publications

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Global development in the Arctic: international cooperation for the future

Global development in the Arctic: international cooperation for the future

The Arctic security region: misconceptions and contradictions

Norges vern av suverene rettigheter rundt Svalbard: Russiske persepsjoner og reaksjoner

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