The Role of Western Technology Transfers as a Conflict Prevention Mechanism in the Arctic
In this paper, I will examine the factors and mechanisms that are leading to Russia’s remarkably cooperative behavior in the region. I will demonstrate that the region has remained extraordinarily cooperative even through the Crimea Crisis, and I argue that Russia has made an effort to maintain the...
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ftcarolinadr:cdr.lib.unc.edu:st74cv632 2023-10-01T03:52:53+02:00 The Role of Western Technology Transfers as a Conflict Prevention Mechanism in the Arctic Haig, Christian College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Political Science Jenkins, Robert 2017-21 https://doi.org/10.17615/c439-es02 https://cdr.lib.unc.edu/downloads/8049g967k?file=thumbnail https://cdr.lib.unc.edu/downloads/8049g967k English eng University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill https://doi.org/10.17615/c439-es02 https://cdr.lib.unc.edu/downloads/8049g967k?file=thumbnail https://cdr.lib.unc.edu/downloads/8049g967k http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Russia Conflict Prevention Arctic Development NATO Russian Foreign Policy Arctic Energy Energy Politics Technology Transfer Climate Change Arctic Honors Thesis 2017 ftcarolinadr https://doi.org/10.17615/c439-es02 2023-09-02T22:30:51Z In this paper, I will examine the factors and mechanisms that are leading to Russia’s remarkably cooperative behavior in the region. I will demonstrate that the region has remained extraordinarily cooperative even through the Crimea Crisis, and I argue that Russia has made an effort to maintain the Arctic as a ‘zone of cooperation’ where extraregional political dynamics have little effect. Then, I will attempt to show that this effort is not out of commitment to international institution building but out of its own national interests. Soviet-era sources of oil and gas in sub-Arctic Russia which have fueled the Russian economy for decades will soon begin to decline, so Russia is being forced to look North for a new source of essential energy resources. Russian firms do not possess the necessary technical ability to extract these resources, so they are reliant on Western energy firms to provide the necessary technology. Russia is cooperating in the Arctic despite conflicts with NATO in other theaters as it is a crucial Russian national interest to develop the High North. Bachelor of Arts Thesis Arctic Climate change Carolina Digital Repository (UNC - University of North Carolina) Arctic |
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In this paper, I will examine the factors and mechanisms that are leading to Russia’s remarkably cooperative behavior in the region. I will demonstrate that the region has remained extraordinarily cooperative even through the Crimea Crisis, and I argue that Russia has made an effort to maintain the Arctic as a ‘zone of cooperation’ where extraregional political dynamics have little effect. Then, I will attempt to show that this effort is not out of commitment to international institution building but out of its own national interests. Soviet-era sources of oil and gas in sub-Arctic Russia which have fueled the Russian economy for decades will soon begin to decline, so Russia is being forced to look North for a new source of essential energy resources. Russian firms do not possess the necessary technical ability to extract these resources, so they are reliant on Western energy firms to provide the necessary technology. Russia is cooperating in the Arctic despite conflicts with NATO in other theaters as it is a crucial Russian national interest to develop the High North. Bachelor of Arts |
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The Role of Western Technology Transfers as a Conflict Prevention Mechanism in the Arctic |
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
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