Navigating the Arctic-Space Nexus: Norway’s security in a new era of great power rivalry
• As great power rivalry intensifies, maneuvering Arctic tensions is likely to remain a challenge for Norwegian security- and defense in the coming years. Changed Arctic dynamics also happen to coincide with developments in another domain, outer space, similarly impacted by great power competition....
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ftforstvareshs:oai:fhs.brage.unit.no:11250/3093729 2023-11-05T03:38:57+01:00 Navigating the Arctic-Space Nexus: Norway’s security in a new era of great power rivalry Raastad, Stine Margrethe 2023 application/pdf https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3093729 eng eng IFS Insights;7-2023 https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3093729 IFS Insights Journal issue 2023 ftforstvareshs 2023-10-11T22:50:17Z • As great power rivalry intensifies, maneuvering Arctic tensions is likely to remain a challenge for Norwegian security- and defense in the coming years. Changed Arctic dynamics also happen to coincide with developments in another domain, outer space, similarly impacted by great power competition. • Norwegian space efforts are closely tied to its location, and the country’s northernmost regions hosts a significant portion of its space infrastructure. Likewise, the nation’s long coastline has provided several opportunities for the space sector. Previous and current projects demonstrate the significance of security considerations in Norway’s approach to space. • Norway’s status as a small state has been central to its approach to the space domain. Norway considers it necessary to leverage relevant assets in a bid to make itself attractive for international cooperation and valuable within NATO, and over time, space capabilities have emerged as a means to do so. • The interconnection between the High North and space reinforces the usefulness of this approach – the Northern Flank is already strategically important to NATO, and possessing valuable space assets in the High North will make it more critical for NATO and the US to defend Norwegian territory in a conflict scenario. Journal/Newspaper Arctic The Norwegian Defence University College: FHS Brage |
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• As great power rivalry intensifies, maneuvering Arctic tensions is likely to remain a challenge for Norwegian security- and defense in the coming years. Changed Arctic dynamics also happen to coincide with developments in another domain, outer space, similarly impacted by great power competition. • Norwegian space efforts are closely tied to its location, and the country’s northernmost regions hosts a significant portion of its space infrastructure. Likewise, the nation’s long coastline has provided several opportunities for the space sector. Previous and current projects demonstrate the significance of security considerations in Norway’s approach to space. • Norway’s status as a small state has been central to its approach to the space domain. Norway considers it necessary to leverage relevant assets in a bid to make itself attractive for international cooperation and valuable within NATO, and over time, space capabilities have emerged as a means to do so. • The interconnection between the High North and space reinforces the usefulness of this approach – the Northern Flank is already strategically important to NATO, and possessing valuable space assets in the High North will make it more critical for NATO and the US to defend Norwegian territory in a conflict scenario. |
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Navigating the Arctic-Space Nexus: Norway’s security in a new era of great power rivalry |
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Navigating the Arctic-Space Nexus: Norway’s security in a new era of great power rivalry |
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Navigating the Arctic-Space Nexus: Norway’s security in a new era of great power rivalry |
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Navigating the Arctic-Space Nexus: Norway’s security in a new era of great power rivalry |
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