NATO's Future Role in the Arctic

• Main Author: Deja, Cathyrine
• Other Authors: Air Command And Staff College Maxwell AFB United States
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Government and Political Science; nato; ARCTIC REGIONS; Russia; security; climate change; geopolitics; military forces (foreign); Arctic Council states; dtente; sovereignty; regional security; multilateral cooperation; Territorial Disputes; Arctic Militarization; Arctic; Canada; Greenland; Norway; Arctic Council; Climate change; Global warming; Iceland
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD1037210; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD1037210

The strategic significance of the Arctic region has been given little attention since the end of the Cold War. However, as global warming continues to impact the polar environment, geopolitical issues such as territorial claims, access to waterways, and resource competition potentially threaten the security and stability in the Arctic. Although Arctic nations (Canada, Iceland, Finland, Norway, Sweden, the Russian Federation, the United States, and the Kingdom of Denmark, via its territory Greenland) have thus far been able to peacefully address concerns, the dynamic environment is susceptible to volatility as emerging issues gain momentum and foreign states expand their interest in Arctic affairs.