Norway's Challenges In the High North

Norway has an extensive coastline; facing the North Atlantic, the Barents Sea, and the Arctic Ocean: it creates an enormous expanse of territorial waters and a vast economic zone, making the High North an important area. Norway has jurisdiction over about one million square miles at sea, seven times...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Olsen,Liv J
Other Authors: AIR WAR COLL MAXWELL AFB AL MAXWELL AFB United States
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 2016
Subjects:
Government and Political Science
Military Forces and Organizations
Norway
ARCTIC REGIONS
NATURAL RESOURCES
military organizations
Norwegian Sea
high north
Core Area Initiative
extensive coastline
North Atlantic
Barents Sea
Arctic Ocean
territorial waters
economic zone
Russia
Arctic
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD1012827
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD1012827
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Summary:Norway has an extensive coastline; facing the North Atlantic, the Barents Sea, and the Arctic Ocean: it creates an enormous expanse of territorial waters and a vast economic zone, making the High North an important area. Norway has jurisdiction over about one million square miles at sea, seven times larger than the mainland territory; therefore its prosperity is closely linked to the seas considerable resources: oil, natural gas, minerals, and fish. While the situation in the High North today is characterized by stability and cooperation, the area possesses considerable resources and great opportunities, making it vulnerable to many types of influence.

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