Asylstrømmen fra Russland til Norge i 2015: Bevisst russisk politikk?
In the autumn of 2015, 5500 migrants traveling through Russia along the “Arctic route” applied for political asylum in Norway. Some observers claimed that Russia deliberately channeled migrants towards the north with the purpose of destabilizing Norway and that Russia had changed procedures in their...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:fe588a27cc394ade9f25433861d736ed 2023-05-15T15:06:07+02:00 Asylstrømmen fra Russland til Norge i 2015: Bevisst russisk politikk? Arild Moe Lars Rowe 2016-06-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.17585/nof.v30.432 https://doaj.org/article/fe588a27cc394ade9f25433861d736ed DA NB SV dan nob swe Cappelen Damm Akademisk NOASP https://tidsskriftet-nof.no/index.php/noros/article/view/432/911 https://doaj.org/toc/1891-1773 1891-1773 doi:10.17585/nof.v30.432 https://doaj.org/article/fe588a27cc394ade9f25433861d736ed Nordisk Østforum, Vol 30, Iss 2, Pp 1-18 (2016) migration hybrid warfare Russia border regime asylum Norway Geography (General) G1-922 article 2016 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.17585/nof.v30.432 2022-12-31T11:43:11Z In the autumn of 2015, 5500 migrants traveling through Russia along the “Arctic route” applied for political asylum in Norway. Some observers claimed that Russia deliberately channeled migrants towards the north with the purpose of destabilizing Norway and that Russia had changed procedures in their border zone to facilitate the wave of migrants. In this article we briefly discuss the hybrid warfare theory and assess alternative explanations that might account for the sudden increase in migrants. Detailing formal and informal practices in the Norwegian-Russian border regime we argue that Russian practices were not altered in any significant way in 2015, but that the Norwegian side had an incorrect impression of the Russian border regime being more restrictive than it really was. Finland was in a similar situation. The most convincing explanation for the wave of asylum-seekers is the self-interest of migrants who found a cheaper and less risky route. Both in Norway and Finland the border regimes were tightened as a consequence of the increased migration, however. As a result, their policies became more aligned with Russian priorities. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Norway Russland Nordisk Østforum 30 2 |
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In the autumn of 2015, 5500 migrants traveling through Russia along the “Arctic route” applied for political asylum in Norway. Some observers claimed that Russia deliberately channeled migrants towards the north with the purpose of destabilizing Norway and that Russia had changed procedures in their border zone to facilitate the wave of migrants. In this article we briefly discuss the hybrid warfare theory and assess alternative explanations that might account for the sudden increase in migrants. Detailing formal and informal practices in the Norwegian-Russian border regime we argue that Russian practices were not altered in any significant way in 2015, but that the Norwegian side had an incorrect impression of the Russian border regime being more restrictive than it really was. Finland was in a similar situation. The most convincing explanation for the wave of asylum-seekers is the self-interest of migrants who found a cheaper and less risky route. Both in Norway and Finland the border regimes were tightened as a consequence of the increased migration, however. As a result, their policies became more aligned with Russian priorities. |
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Asylstrømmen fra Russland til Norge i 2015: Bevisst russisk politikk? |
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Asylstrømmen fra Russland til Norge i 2015: Bevisst russisk politikk? |
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Asylstrømmen fra Russland til Norge i 2015: Bevisst russisk politikk? |
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Asylstrømmen fra Russland til Norge i 2015: Bevisst russisk politikk? |
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Asylstrømmen fra Russland til Norge i 2015: Bevisst russisk politikk? |
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asylstrømmen fra russland til norge i 2015: bevisst russisk politikk? |
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