The Power of the Capability Constraint: On Russia’s Strength in the Arctic Territorial Dispute
Based on a geographical-administrative definition of the region, the theoretical assumptions of contemporary French structuralist geopolitics, cross-sectional data for 1990, 1995, 2000, 2005 and 2010 from the Updated Arctic Regional Attributes Dataset, and the technical capabilities of MS Office Exc...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:30f0959689134318a0e4c7f62f9778c8 2023-05-15T14:33:00+02:00 The Power of the Capability Constraint: On Russia’s Strength in the Arctic Territorial Dispute Valko Irina 2016-04-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1515/pce-2016-0009 https://doaj.org/article/30f0959689134318a0e4c7f62f9778c8 CS EN SK cze eng slo Sciendo https://doi.org/10.1515/pce-2016-0009 https://doaj.org/toc/1801-3422 1801-3422 doi:10.1515/pce-2016-0009 https://doaj.org/article/30f0959689134318a0e4c7f62f9778c8 Politics in Central Europe, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 167-189 (2016) russia the arctic geopolitical analysis power capability constraint regional strategy Political science J article 2016 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1515/pce-2016-0009 2022-12-31T05:24:52Z Based on a geographical-administrative definition of the region, the theoretical assumptions of contemporary French structuralist geopolitics, cross-sectional data for 1990, 1995, 2000, 2005 and 2010 from the Updated Arctic Regional Attributes Dataset, and the technical capabilities of MS Office Excel 2010, this research (a) reveals and contrasts the Arctic states’ capability constraints deriving from their longitudinal material and virtual power potential (physical potential, socio-economic potential, military potential, and symbolic potential); and (b) analyses the role of this constraint in the process of preference formation in case of one specific Arctic actor, Russia, in the Arctic territorial dispute. This study confirms that Russia’s capability constraint is the lowest in the region and that the latter does not form a stable trend throughout the period studied. It also suggests the preference formation framework for Russia in the Arctic dispute based on the evolution of its polar capability constraint. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Politics in Central Europe 12 1 167 189 |
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Based on a geographical-administrative definition of the region, the theoretical assumptions of contemporary French structuralist geopolitics, cross-sectional data for 1990, 1995, 2000, 2005 and 2010 from the Updated Arctic Regional Attributes Dataset, and the technical capabilities of MS Office Excel 2010, this research (a) reveals and contrasts the Arctic states’ capability constraints deriving from their longitudinal material and virtual power potential (physical potential, socio-economic potential, military potential, and symbolic potential); and (b) analyses the role of this constraint in the process of preference formation in case of one specific Arctic actor, Russia, in the Arctic territorial dispute. This study confirms that Russia’s capability constraint is the lowest in the region and that the latter does not form a stable trend throughout the period studied. It also suggests the preference formation framework for Russia in the Arctic dispute based on the evolution of its polar capability constraint. |
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