Interstate Relations in the Arctic: An Emerging Security Dilemma?

Åtland, Kristian

doi:10.1080/01495933.2014.897121

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“…Europe's two Arctic coastal states (Norway and Denmark) have taken a number of measures in recent years aimed at reinforcing their military posture in the High North. 80 Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Iceland have established a multinational framework aimed at enhancing their cooperation on Arctic issues, through the creation of a Nordic maritime monitoring system, a satellite system, a maritime response force, an amphibious unit and greater coordination on air surveillance. 81 Britain has also acquired a new ice-breaker, is investing increasing resources in polar research and Arctic oil exploration, and has accorded priority to enhancing its ties with Europe's Nordic countries.…”

Section: The Persian Gulf and The Indian Ocean Region: Europe's 'Highmentioning

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Europe, the rise of Asia and the future of the transatlantic relationship

Simón¹

2015

International Affairs

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This article examines how, in a global strategic context presided by the rise of Asia and the US rebalance towards that region, Europeans are contributing to transatlantic burden‐sharing—whether individually or through the EU/NATO. As Asian powers reach westward and the US shifts its strategic priorities eastward, classical geostrategic delimitations become gradually tenuous. Particularly important are the ‘middle spaces’ of the Indian Ocean, central Asia and the Arctic, in that they constitute the main avenues of communication between the Asia–Pacific and the European neighbourhood. The article seeks to understand how evolving geostrategic dynamics in Europe, the ‘middle spaces’ and the Asia–Pacific relate to each other, and how they might impinge on discussions on transatlantic burden‐sharing. It is argued that the ability of Europeans to contribute to a more equitable transatlantic burden‐sharing revolves around two main tenets. First, by engaging in the ‘middle spaces’, Europe's key powers and institutions are helping to underpin a balance of power in these regions. Second, by stepping up their diplomatic and economic role in the Asia–Pacific, strengthening their security ties to (US) regional allies and maintaining an EU‐wide arms embargo on China, Europeans are broadly complementing US efforts in that key region. There are a number of factors that stand in the way of a meaningful European engagement in the ‘middle spaces’ and the Asia–Pacific, including divergent security priorities among Europeans, the impact of budgetary austerity on European defence capabilities and a tendency to confine foreign policy to the immediate neighbourhood. The article discusses the implications of those obstacles and outlines some ways in which they might be overcome.

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Section: The Persian Gulf and The Indian Ocean Region: Europe's 'Highmentioning

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Europe, the rise of Asia and the future of the transatlantic relationship

Simón¹

2015

International Affairs

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“…Ensuring environmental safety is extremely important for the Arctic seas, since low temperatures, ice, slow waves, low chemical and biological activity all make marine ecosystems very vulnerable [9]. On the one hand, climate change in the Arctic, along with new technologies introduced, generates favorable trends for socio-economic growth in the region; on the other hand, it is exactly these trends that are going to eventually have a negative impact [10]. The programs for development of marine environments adopted by the Arctic countries have long-term economic and environmental consequences for the world community [11].…”

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Management of energy distribution and development of Arctic energy resources

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The study is aimed at the issued of environmental planning and management of energy resource extraction in the Russian Arctic Zone. The paper presents a systematic overview of the factors currently hindering comprehensive analysis of the consequences of intensified industrial development of energy resources, and consequently, effective managerial decision-making counteracting negative environmental impacts in the Russian Arctic. The environmental safety of oil and gas facilities on the shelf greatly depends on a system for continuous environmental monitoring, which allows developing measures to reduce environmental risks. There were formulated the main provisions of environmental monitoring as an element of the environmental planning system for facilitating effective managerial decision-making in industrial development of Arctic energy resources.

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“…Thus, they should not be taken at face value, particularly so when they are reproduced by mass media and the public press in other countries (Baev, 2010;Trenin and Baev, 2010;Konyshev and Sergonin 2012;Strandsbjerg, 2012;Wang, 2013;Zysk, 2009;Åtland, 2014). Further, many of these announcements-particularly those originating from Russia and Canada-exhibit assertive rhetorics intended for a domestic audience and are often more related to prestige policy than realpolitik.…”

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The Northern Sea Route

Keupp¹

2015

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Interstate Relations in the Arctic: An Emerging Security Dilemma?

Cited by 39 publications

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Europe, the rise of Asia and the future of the transatlantic relationship

Europe, the rise of Asia and the future of the transatlantic relationship

Management of energy distribution and development of Arctic energy resources

The Northern Sea Route

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