BRICS in the Arctic: The Member-States’ Interests and the Group’s Disregard

For the last several years Arctic region has been presenting a topical issue for scholars. Climate change and geopolitical shifts among global and regional powers allowed IR researchers to put forward different ideas about the development of the Arctic region. Being one of the forums that gather fiv...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Rasim Mammadli, Rabia Kalfaoglu
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: National Sun Yat-sen University 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/6f5e4a21785c4d61a1682c1f8f271ed3
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Summary:For the last several years Arctic region has been presenting a topical issue for scholars. Climate change and geopolitical shifts among global and regional powers allowed IR researchers to put forward different ideas about the development of the Arctic region. Being one of the forums that gather five emerging and global powers, BRICS has been “nominated” to enter the Arctic domain. In this article, the authors search for evidence of BRICS involvement in the High North issues. Although few facts support this idea, the authors state that cooperation among BRICS and Arctic states may be possible in scientific and investment areas.