Russian Certainty of NATO Hostility: Repercussions in the Arctic
How does a security dilemma dynamic between parties deemed not to hold hostile intentions toward each other emerge and escalate? This article investigates Russian official discourse on NATO engagement in Europe post-Crimea (2014), and its impact on security interaction in the Arctic. We also examine...
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ftjarlp:oai:nordicopenaccess.no:article/3378 2023-05-15T14:18:43+02:00 Russian Certainty of NATO Hostility: Repercussions in the Arctic Wilhelmsen, Julie Hjermann, Anni Roth 2022-03-09 application/pdf text/html application/epub+zip text/xml https://arcticreview.no/index.php/arctic/article/view/3378 https://doi.org/10.23865/arctic.v13.3378 eng eng University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway, Faculty of Law https://arcticreview.no/index.php/arctic/article/view/3378/6333 https://arcticreview.no/index.php/arctic/article/view/3378/6334 https://arcticreview.no/index.php/arctic/article/view/3378/6335 https://arcticreview.no/index.php/arctic/article/view/3378/6336 https://arcticreview.no/index.php/arctic/article/view/3378 doi:10.23865/arctic.v13.3378 Copyright (c) 2022 Julie Wilhelmsen, Anni Roth Hjermann https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 CC-BY Arctic Review; Vol 13 (2022); 114-142 2387-4562 Russia NATO security dilemma discourse Arctic info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2022 ftjarlp https://doi.org/10.23865/arctic.v13.3378 2022-03-24T06:35:03Z How does a security dilemma dynamic between parties deemed not to hold hostile intentions toward each other emerge and escalate? This article investigates Russian official discourse on NATO engagement in Europe post-Crimea (2014), and its impact on security interaction in the Arctic. We also examine how Russia represents NATO intentions and actions in a context seen by Russia as a relation of war. We identify the effect of these changing representations of self and other for the emerging securitization dilemma in relations between Russia and NATO, arguing that they have replaced uncertainty about NATO’s hostile intentions with certainty. Although Russia still articulates the Arctic as a unique cooperative region, there may be little space left for non-conflictual Russian action when encountering NATO in the Arctic. We highlight the agency and importance of evolving political rhetoric in creating a dangerous situation where lethal conflict can occur between parties who do not seek it, and also suggest that adjustments to patterns of official speech could be a tool of mitigation. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Arctic Review on Law and Politics Arctic Arctic Review on Law and Politics 13 2022 114 |
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How does a security dilemma dynamic between parties deemed not to hold hostile intentions toward each other emerge and escalate? This article investigates Russian official discourse on NATO engagement in Europe post-Crimea (2014), and its impact on security interaction in the Arctic. We also examine how Russia represents NATO intentions and actions in a context seen by Russia as a relation of war. We identify the effect of these changing representations of self and other for the emerging securitization dilemma in relations between Russia and NATO, arguing that they have replaced uncertainty about NATO’s hostile intentions with certainty. Although Russia still articulates the Arctic as a unique cooperative region, there may be little space left for non-conflictual Russian action when encountering NATO in the Arctic. We highlight the agency and importance of evolving political rhetoric in creating a dangerous situation where lethal conflict can occur between parties who do not seek it, and also suggest that adjustments to patterns of official speech could be a tool of mitigation. |
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