Arctic Security Strategies and the North Atlantic States
New uncertainties in international relations have presented several states in the West with important choices regarding their national strategies for the Arctic. This article analyzes security challenges in the Arctic and North Atlantic region, as understood by some key North-Atlantic states, namely...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:9b7934a9799d4431b9c7bbfc70da91f7 2023-05-15T14:21:30+02:00 Arctic Security Strategies and the North Atlantic States Njord Wegge 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.23865/arctic.v11.2401 https://doaj.org/article/9b7934a9799d4431b9c7bbfc70da91f7 EN NO eng nor Cappelen Damm Akademisk NOASP https://arcticreview.no/index.php/arctic/article/view/2401/4789 https://doaj.org/toc/2387-4562 2387-4562 doi:10.23865/arctic.v11.2401 https://doaj.org/article/9b7934a9799d4431b9c7bbfc70da91f7 Arctic Review on Law and Politics, Vol 11, Iss 0, Pp 360-382 (2020) arctic security north atlantic strategies defence states Law K article 2020 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.23865/arctic.v11.2401 2022-12-31T04:26:14Z New uncertainties in international relations have presented several states in the West with important choices regarding their national strategies for the Arctic. This article analyzes security challenges in the Arctic and North Atlantic region, as understood by some key North-Atlantic states, namely: the USA, Canada, Denmark, Norway, the UK, Germany and France. By analyzing how, or to what degree, the colder east-west security landscape since 2014 is reflected in these selected North Atlantic states’ Arctic security strategies, this article seeks to improve our understanding of how the security situation in the northernmost part of the world is developing and being understood. Through applying a traditional understanding of security, the article identifies similarities but also significant differences among the Arctic and North-Atlantic states. Most notable when comparing the strategies is the rather unique global perspective laid out in the US security strategy for the region. The British, Norwegian, Danish and Canadian perspectives, on the other hand, stand out as more regional in nature. Germany displays a rather low profile in its approach to international security in the Arctic, considering its economic status in Europe. France reveals a strong concern for Arctic shipping and freedom of navigation, a perspective similar to the USA’s, but with less global ambition. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Arctic review on law and politics North Atlantic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Canada Norway Arctic Review on Law and Politics 11 0 360 |
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New uncertainties in international relations have presented several states in the West with important choices regarding their national strategies for the Arctic. This article analyzes security challenges in the Arctic and North Atlantic region, as understood by some key North-Atlantic states, namely: the USA, Canada, Denmark, Norway, the UK, Germany and France. By analyzing how, or to what degree, the colder east-west security landscape since 2014 is reflected in these selected North Atlantic states’ Arctic security strategies, this article seeks to improve our understanding of how the security situation in the northernmost part of the world is developing and being understood. Through applying a traditional understanding of security, the article identifies similarities but also significant differences among the Arctic and North-Atlantic states. Most notable when comparing the strategies is the rather unique global perspective laid out in the US security strategy for the region. The British, Norwegian, Danish and Canadian perspectives, on the other hand, stand out as more regional in nature. Germany displays a rather low profile in its approach to international security in the Arctic, considering its economic status in Europe. France reveals a strong concern for Arctic shipping and freedom of navigation, a perspective similar to the USA’s, but with less global ambition. |
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