Geostrategic projections of the United States of America towards the Arctic (2009-2021)

Climate change has been the catalyst for a number of challenges and opportunities that have renewed interest in the Arctic. The region is gaining new international visibility and has come to be seen as an area of great geopolitical and geostrategic importance. It is an area where the interests of ma...

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Main Author: Martí Sandoval, Lic. Amanda
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:Spanish
Published: Instituto Superior de Relaciones Internacionales "Raúl Roa García" 2023
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spelling ftjrpi:oai:ojs2.rpi.isri.cu:article/391 2023-05-15T14:51:12+02:00 Geostrategic projections of the United States of America towards the Arctic (2009-2021) Proyecciones geoestratégicas de los Estados Unidos de América hacia el Ártico (2009-2021) Martí Sandoval, Lic. Amanda 2023-04-05 application/pdf application/epub+zip text/html text/xml https://rpi.isri.cu/rpi/article/view/391 spa spa Instituto Superior de Relaciones Internacionales "Raúl Roa García" https://rpi.isri.cu/rpi/article/view/391/1105 https://rpi.isri.cu/rpi/article/view/391/1106 https://rpi.isri.cu/rpi/article/view/391/1107 https://rpi.isri.cu/rpi/article/view/391/1108 https://rpi.isri.cu/rpi/article/view/391 Derechos de autor 2023 Lic. Amanda Martí Sandoval https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 Revista Política Internacional; Vol. 5 Núm. 2 (2023): Abril-Junio; 56-73 2707-7330 1810-9330 Estados Unidos Ártico cambio climático Geopolítica Geoestrategia militarización United States Arctic climate change Geopolitics Geostrategy militarization info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2023 ftjrpi 2023-04-12T23:49:04Z Climate change has been the catalyst for a number of challenges and opportunities that have renewed interest in the Arctic. The region is gaining new international visibility and has come to be seen as an area of great geopolitical and geostrategic importance. It is an area where the interests of major powers overlap and where political tensions could have serious consequences for international peace and security. In this context, the United States has tried to position itself in the face of the predominance of the Russian presence in the region and the interests of China in this area. This article evaluates the main features of U.S. strategic projection in the Arctic, its economic and commercial activity in the area, and its energy policy in the face of the demands of protecting an environment as vulnerable as the Arctic. It also examines the way in which the US has consolidated its actions through increased militarization in the region and its aspirations to expand its maritime space there. El cambio climático ha sido el catalizador de un elevado número de desafíos y oportunidades que ha renovado el interés por el Ártico. La región está adquiriendo una nueva visibilidad internacional y ha llegado a considerarse un espacio de gran importancia geopolítica y geoestratégica. En esta zona se superponen los intereses de grandes potencias, y donde las tensiones políticas pudieran tener graves consecuencias para la paz y la seguridad internacional. En este contexto, Estados Unidos ha intentado posicionarse frente al predominio de la presencia rusa en la región y a los intereses de China en este espacio. El presente artículo evalúa los principales rasgos de la proyección estratégica de los EE.UU. en el ártico, su actividad económico-comercial en la zona, y su política energética frente a las exigencias de protección de un medio ambiente tan vulnerable como el del Ártico. Asimismo, se examina la forma en que los EE.UU. ha consolidado su actuación mediante el incremento de la militarización en dicha región y sus ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Climate change Revista Política Internacional Arctic Elevado ENVELOPE(-63.267,-63.267,-64.683,-64.683)
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topic Estados Unidos
Ártico
cambio climático
Geopolítica
Geoestrategia
militarización
United States
Arctic
climate change
Geopolitics
Geostrategy
militarization
spellingShingle Estados Unidos
Ártico
cambio climático
Geopolítica
Geoestrategia
militarización
United States
Arctic
climate change
Geopolitics
Geostrategy
militarization
Martí Sandoval, Lic. Amanda
Geostrategic projections of the United States of America towards the Arctic (2009-2021)
topic_facet Estados Unidos
Ártico
cambio climático
Geopolítica
Geoestrategia
militarización
United States
Arctic
climate change
Geopolitics
Geostrategy
militarization
description Climate change has been the catalyst for a number of challenges and opportunities that have renewed interest in the Arctic. The region is gaining new international visibility and has come to be seen as an area of great geopolitical and geostrategic importance. It is an area where the interests of major powers overlap and where political tensions could have serious consequences for international peace and security. In this context, the United States has tried to position itself in the face of the predominance of the Russian presence in the region and the interests of China in this area. This article evaluates the main features of U.S. strategic projection in the Arctic, its economic and commercial activity in the area, and its energy policy in the face of the demands of protecting an environment as vulnerable as the Arctic. It also examines the way in which the US has consolidated its actions through increased militarization in the region and its aspirations to expand its maritime space there. El cambio climático ha sido el catalizador de un elevado número de desafíos y oportunidades que ha renovado el interés por el Ártico. La región está adquiriendo una nueva visibilidad internacional y ha llegado a considerarse un espacio de gran importancia geopolítica y geoestratégica. En esta zona se superponen los intereses de grandes potencias, y donde las tensiones políticas pudieran tener graves consecuencias para la paz y la seguridad internacional. En este contexto, Estados Unidos ha intentado posicionarse frente al predominio de la presencia rusa en la región y a los intereses de China en este espacio. El presente artículo evalúa los principales rasgos de la proyección estratégica de los EE.UU. en el ártico, su actividad económico-comercial en la zona, y su política energética frente a las exigencias de protección de un medio ambiente tan vulnerable como el del Ártico. Asimismo, se examina la forma en que los EE.UU. ha consolidado su actuación mediante el incremento de la militarización en dicha región y sus ...
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title Geostrategic projections of the United States of America towards the Arctic (2009-2021)
title_short Geostrategic projections of the United States of America towards the Arctic (2009-2021)
title_full Geostrategic projections of the United States of America towards the Arctic (2009-2021)
title_fullStr Geostrategic projections of the United States of America towards the Arctic (2009-2021)
title_full_unstemmed Geostrategic projections of the United States of America towards the Arctic (2009-2021)
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publisher Instituto Superior de Relaciones Internacionales "Raúl Roa García"
publishDate 2023
url https://rpi.isri.cu/rpi/article/view/391
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op_source Revista Política Internacional; Vol. 5 Núm. 2 (2023): Abril-Junio; 56-73
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