Evolution of the U.S. Arctic Strategy’s Conceptual Basis
Introduction. The article examines the features of the main stages in the evolution of the U.S. Arctic strategy in the period after the end of the Cold War that helps to understand the future of American regional policy. The United States is one of the main participants in the Arctic policy, on whic...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:184bca758c594d09bdd6a74bc7a32bf2 2023-10-09T21:47:56+02:00 Evolution of the U.S. Arctic Strategy’s Conceptual Basis Valery N. Konyshev Alexander A. Sergunin 2022-04-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.15688/jvolsu4.2022.2.19 https://doaj.org/article/184bca758c594d09bdd6a74bc7a32bf2 RU rus Volgograd State University https://hfrir.jvolsu.com/index.php/en/component/attachments/download/2811 https://doaj.org/toc/1998-9938 https://doaj.org/toc/2312-8704 doi:10.15688/jvolsu4.2022.2.19 1998-9938 2312-8704 https://doaj.org/article/184bca758c594d09bdd6a74bc7a32bf2 Вестник Волгоградского государственного университета. Серия 4. История, регионоведение, международные отношения, Vol 27, Iss 2, Pp 225-236 (2022) arctic strategy russian-american relations security foreign policy History of Russia. Soviet Union. Former Soviet Republics DK1-4735 International relations JZ2-6530 article 2022 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.15688/jvolsu4.2022.2.19 2023-09-10T00:43:12Z Introduction. The article examines the features of the main stages in the evolution of the U.S. Arctic strategy in the period after the end of the Cold War that helps to understand the future of American regional policy. The United States is one of the main participants in the Arctic policy, on which the state of security and cooperation in the region largely depends. Methods and materials. The empirical basis for the study was the documents of various institutions and departments involved in the planning, implementation and control of the U.S. Arctic policy. These documents include the directives and public papers of the president, documents of the Department of Defense, the Arctic strategies of ministries and departments, reports of the Congressional Research Service, documents of “think tanks”. Analysis. The article concludes that the Arctic became a priority of U.S. policy only in the early 2000s after the revival of Russia’s activity in the Far North. The U.S. strategy was finalized only under President Barack Obama. It directed to achieving American dominance in all spheres by combining political, diplomatic, economic, military instruments. If B. Obama considered international cooperation in the Arctic productive, then the next President D. Trump shifted the American strategy towards nationalism and isolationism, curtailing many cooperation projects. Results. The development of the American strategy was inconsistent, and so far it does not represent a coherent, consistent vision of American policy in the Arctic. Relations between the United States and Russia in the Arctic decreased in the aftermath of the Ukrainian crisis, but objective conditions for cooperation remain. The scenario for the further evolution of bilateral relations remains uncertain under J. Biden. Authors’ contribution. Valery Konyshev: introduction, contours of the Arctic policy after the end of the Cold War: strategic interests, development of the U.S. Arctic Doctrine: limited cooperation. Alexander Sergunin: methods and materials, ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Vestnik Volgogradskogo gosudarstvennogo universiteta. Serija 4. Istorija. Regionovedenie. Mezhdunarodnye otnoshenija 2 225 236 |
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Introduction. The article examines the features of the main stages in the evolution of the U.S. Arctic strategy in the period after the end of the Cold War that helps to understand the future of American regional policy. The United States is one of the main participants in the Arctic policy, on which the state of security and cooperation in the region largely depends. Methods and materials. The empirical basis for the study was the documents of various institutions and departments involved in the planning, implementation and control of the U.S. Arctic policy. These documents include the directives and public papers of the president, documents of the Department of Defense, the Arctic strategies of ministries and departments, reports of the Congressional Research Service, documents of “think tanks”. Analysis. The article concludes that the Arctic became a priority of U.S. policy only in the early 2000s after the revival of Russia’s activity in the Far North. The U.S. strategy was finalized only under President Barack Obama. It directed to achieving American dominance in all spheres by combining political, diplomatic, economic, military instruments. If B. Obama considered international cooperation in the Arctic productive, then the next President D. Trump shifted the American strategy towards nationalism and isolationism, curtailing many cooperation projects. Results. The development of the American strategy was inconsistent, and so far it does not represent a coherent, consistent vision of American policy in the Arctic. Relations between the United States and Russia in the Arctic decreased in the aftermath of the Ukrainian crisis, but objective conditions for cooperation remain. The scenario for the further evolution of bilateral relations remains uncertain under J. Biden. Authors’ contribution. Valery Konyshev: introduction, contours of the Arctic policy after the end of the Cold War: strategic interests, development of the U.S. Arctic Doctrine: limited cooperation. Alexander Sergunin: methods and materials, ... |
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