High North, Low Politics—Maritime Cooperation with Russia in the Arctic
Maritime activity is increasing in the Arctic. So is bilateral cooperation across maritime borders between coast guards intent on protecting natural resources, saving lives and assisting navigation. As tensions rose between Russia and the West in 2014, due to the conflict in Ukraine, coast guard coo...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:e12e2caadf5b47feae82f6b1414d5e2d 2023-05-15T14:21:33+02:00 High North, Low Politics—Maritime Cooperation with Russia in the Arctic Andreas Østhagen 2016-05-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.17585/arctic.v7.255 https://doaj.org/article/e12e2caadf5b47feae82f6b1414d5e2d EN NO eng nor Cappelen Damm Akademisk NOASP https://arcticreview.no/index.php/arctic/article/view/255/794 https://doaj.org/toc/2387-4562 2387-4562 doi:10.17585/arctic.v7.255 https://doaj.org/article/e12e2caadf5b47feae82f6b1414d5e2d Arctic Review on Law and Politics, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-18 (2016) Russia coast guards maritime cooperation Arctic security regime building maritime security Law K article 2016 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.17585/arctic.v7.255 2022-12-31T04:24:25Z Maritime activity is increasing in the Arctic. So is bilateral cooperation across maritime borders between coast guards intent on protecting natural resources, saving lives and assisting navigation. As tensions rose between Russia and the West in 2014, due to the conflict in Ukraine, coast guard cooperation in the Bering and Barents Seas was unaffected. Why? How did the respective bilateral cooperative structures between Norway/the United States and Russia develop, and why were they deemed “too vital to cancel” in the aftermath of events in Ukraine? This article examines how the respective states have developed cooperative regimes since the 1970s, and subsequently how these regimes have come to constitute the backbone of bilateral management of these vast and invaluable maritime domains. The argument made is that the specific character of coast guards and their role as stewards of the sea separate them from other military structures, making bilateral cooperation not only valuable, but indispensable, to the management of the states’ maritime sovereignty. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Arctic review on law and politics Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Norway Arctic Review on Law and Politics 7 0 |
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Maritime activity is increasing in the Arctic. So is bilateral cooperation across maritime borders between coast guards intent on protecting natural resources, saving lives and assisting navigation. As tensions rose between Russia and the West in 2014, due to the conflict in Ukraine, coast guard cooperation in the Bering and Barents Seas was unaffected. Why? How did the respective bilateral cooperative structures between Norway/the United States and Russia develop, and why were they deemed “too vital to cancel” in the aftermath of events in Ukraine? This article examines how the respective states have developed cooperative regimes since the 1970s, and subsequently how these regimes have come to constitute the backbone of bilateral management of these vast and invaluable maritime domains. The argument made is that the specific character of coast guards and their role as stewards of the sea separate them from other military structures, making bilateral cooperation not only valuable, but indispensable, to the management of the states’ maritime sovereignty. |
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