A Cooperative Regime for the Arctic

The UN Convention on the Law of the Seas has established a solid legal foundation for Arctic activities, but it does not prevent the geopolitical rivalry between the USA, China and Russia from extending into the region. Joint action to alleviate upcoming tensions are presently on hold because of the...

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Main Author: Sverre Lodgaard
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Åland Islands Peace Institute 2023
Subjects:
Arctic
geopolitics
sea lines of communication
nuclear
regime
Law
K
Political science
J
Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/e47a980da66f43108e6511df5efa5b8c
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spelling ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:e47a980da66f43108e6511df5efa5b8c 2023-09-05T13:16:18+02:00 A Cooperative Regime for the Arctic Sverre Lodgaard 2023-08-01T00:00:00Z https://doaj.org/article/e47a980da66f43108e6511df5efa5b8c EN eng The Åland Islands Peace Institute https://jass.ax/index.php/jass/article/view/94 https://doaj.org/toc/2489-4265 2489-4265 https://doaj.org/article/e47a980da66f43108e6511df5efa5b8c Journal of Autonomy and Security Studies, Vol 7, Iss 2 (2023) Arctic geopolitics sea lines of communication nuclear regime Law K Political science J article 2023 ftdoajarticles 2023-08-20T00:34:11Z The UN Convention on the Law of the Seas has established a solid legal foundation for Arctic activities, but it does not prevent the geopolitical rivalry between the USA, China and Russia from extending into the region. Joint action to alleviate upcoming tensions are presently on hold because of the war in Ukraine, but in the meantime, cooperative approaches are worth exploring. Two interrelated issues merit particular attention: how to protect sea lines of communication (SLOCs) without triggering big power conflict, and how to deal with the problems posed by nuclear weapons. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic
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geopolitics
sea lines of communication
nuclear
regime
Law
K
Political science
J
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geopolitics
sea lines of communication
nuclear
regime
Law
K
Political science
J
Sverre Lodgaard
A Cooperative Regime for the Arctic
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sea lines of communication
nuclear
regime
Law
K
Political science
J
description The UN Convention on the Law of the Seas has established a solid legal foundation for Arctic activities, but it does not prevent the geopolitical rivalry between the USA, China and Russia from extending into the region. Joint action to alleviate upcoming tensions are presently on hold because of the war in Ukraine, but in the meantime, cooperative approaches are worth exploring. Two interrelated issues merit particular attention: how to protect sea lines of communication (SLOCs) without triggering big power conflict, and how to deal with the problems posed by nuclear weapons.
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author Sverre Lodgaard
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title_short A Cooperative Regime for the Arctic
title_full A Cooperative Regime for the Arctic
title_fullStr A Cooperative Regime for the Arctic
title_full_unstemmed A Cooperative Regime for the Arctic
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publisher The Åland Islands Peace Institute
publishDate 2023
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op_source Journal of Autonomy and Security Studies, Vol 7, Iss 2 (2023)
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