Science diplomacy as a tool for reducing conflict in the Arctic

• Published in: IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science
• Main Authors: Gutenev, M I, Boyko, E V
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: IOP Publishing 2020
• Subjects: Arctic
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/539/1/012041; https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/539/1/012041/pdf; https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/539/1/012041

Abstract The article considers the phenomenon of science diplomacy as a new form of cooperation between States to solve global problems in the Arctic region. Nowadays, the Arctic space is one of the potential geopolitical platforms where the world’s leading powers focus their special attention and create national strategies for developing the region. Despite the fact that there are currently no open interstate conflicts in the Arctic, there are certain tensions in the region that can provoke a global conflict. Science diplomacy is considered as a tool for reducing the level of conflict in the Arctic. A special place in this research is given to the definition of conflict and its dynamics in the region. The article is based on a quantitative study of the relationship between the use of scientific and diplomatic practices and the level of conflict in the Arctic. The methods of this study are event analysis and content analysis, which made it possible to conduct covariance and correlation analysis of variables. The result of the work was the construction of models of the relationship between science diplomacy and conflict in the Arctic region. The study concluded that the use of scientific and diplomatic practices in the Arctic contributes to reducing the level of conflict in the region.