The U.S. Arctic Strategy: New Challenges

The article examines the recently published documents on the priorities of the U.S. in the Arctic region. At the end of 2022, the U.S. Department of Energy published the document titled “Arctic Strategy”, and the White House released “The New National Strategy for the Arctic Region”. The latter stra...

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Main Authors: S. S. Zhiltsov, С. С. Жильцов
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:Russian
Published: The Centre of Regional Research 2023
Subjects:
U.S
Online Access:https://www.postsovietarea.com/jour/article/view/359
https://doi.org/10.24975/23138920-2022-9-4-374-386
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Summary:The article examines the recently published documents on the priorities of the U.S. in the Arctic region. At the end of 2022, the U.S. Department of Energy published the document titled “Arctic Strategy”, and the White House released “The New National Strategy for the Arctic Region”. The latter strategic document presents the U.S. policy for the development of the Arctic over the next ten years. It addresses a number of issues, in particular rising geopolitical tension and the climate crisis, which significant effect the stable development of the Arctic re-gion. In the time of global rivalry between Russia and the West, the United States has stepped up its policy in the Arctic. The creation of these documents confirms the willingness of the United States to strengthen own presence in the region. The key directions of the U.S. policy in the Arctic, as well as areas of greatest interest to the USA are clearly defined in the strategic documents. The development of naval forces, construction of new ships, and further study of the climatic features of the Arctic region are addressed. Moreover, the documents express the U.S. firm intention to continue development of energy projects in the Arctic, and deepen cooperation with allies and partners by using multilateral mechanisms. В статье исследуются документы, которые определяют новые задачи США в Арктике. В конце 2022 года были опубликованы документы «Арктическая стратегия», подготовленная министерством энергетики США, и «Национальная стратегия США для Арктического региона». В последнем документе представлен план США по развитию Арктики на последующие 10 лет. Документ рассчитан на решение ряда вопросов, в частности проблем геополитики и изменения климата, который оказывает значительные изменения на развитие региона. Разработка данных документов подтверждает готовность США усилить свое присутствие в данном регионе, который привлекает повышенное внимание со стороны американской администрации. Документы определяют направления политики американской политики в Арктике, а ...