Arctic Security and Outer Space

Journalists often portray the Arctic and Space as rife with economic competition, contested territorial claims, and impending conflicts. In actuality, there is extensive and ongoing cooperation between Russia and Western states in both regions. A number of factors common to the Arctic and to Space c...

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Published in:Scandinavian Journal of Military Studies
Main Author: Byers, Michael
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Scandinavian Military Studies 2020
Subjects:
International Relations
International Law
Security Studies
Arctic
Space
Security
International Cooperation
Russia
NATO
Online Access:https://sjms.nu/jms/article/view/56
https://doi.org/10.31374/sjms.56
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spelling ftjsjms:oai:ojs.sjms.ubiquitypress.com:article/56 2023-05-15T14:32:55+02:00 Arctic Security and Outer Space Byers, Michael 2020-11-13 application/pdf application/xml https://sjms.nu/jms/article/view/56 https://doi.org/10.31374/sjms.56 eng eng Scandinavian Military Studies https://sjms.nu/jms/article/view/56/72 https://sjms.nu/jms/article/view/56/73 10.31374/sjms.56 https://sjms.nu/jms/article/view/56 doi:10.31374/sjms.56 Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms. If a submission is rejected or withdrawn prior to publication, all rights return to the author(s):Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See The Effect of Open Access).Submitting to the journal implicitly confirms that all named authors and rights holders have agreed to the above terms of publication. It is the submitting author's responsibility to ensure all authors and relevant institutional bodies have given their agreement at the point of submission.Note: some institutions require authors to seek written approval in relation to the terms of publication. Should this be required, authors can request a separate licence agreement document from the editorial team (e.g. authors who are Crown employees).Back to top CC-BY Scandinavian Journal of Military Studies; Vol 3, No 1 (2020); 183–196 2596-3856 International Relations International Law Security Studies Arctic Space Security International Cooperation Russia NATO info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2020 ftjsjms https://doi.org/10.31374/sjms.56 2022-09-04T07:55:21Z Journalists often portray the Arctic and Space as rife with economic competition, contested territorial claims, and impending conflicts. In actuality, there is extensive and ongoing cooperation between Russia and Western states in both regions. A number of factors common to the Arctic and to Space contribute to this ongoing cooperation, including ‘complex interdependence’ and widely agreed rules of international law. This article focuses on three further common factors: the ‘cold, dark, and dangerous’ character of the regions; the absence of substantial ‘weaponisation’; and the relative ease with which information about military activities may be gathered in the Arctic and Space, for instance through Space-based technologies. The latter factor enables Arctic and Space-faring states to avoid classic ‘security dilemmas’. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Scandinavian Journal of Military Studies Arctic Scandinavian Journal of Military Studies 3 1 183 196
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International Law
Security Studies
Arctic
Space
Security
International Cooperation
Russia
NATO
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International Law
Security Studies
Arctic
Space
Security
International Cooperation
Russia
NATO
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Arctic Security and Outer Space
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International Law
Security Studies
Arctic
Space
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International Cooperation
Russia
NATO
description Journalists often portray the Arctic and Space as rife with economic competition, contested territorial claims, and impending conflicts. In actuality, there is extensive and ongoing cooperation between Russia and Western states in both regions. A number of factors common to the Arctic and to Space contribute to this ongoing cooperation, including ‘complex interdependence’ and widely agreed rules of international law. This article focuses on three further common factors: the ‘cold, dark, and dangerous’ character of the regions; the absence of substantial ‘weaponisation’; and the relative ease with which information about military activities may be gathered in the Arctic and Space, for instance through Space-based technologies. The latter factor enables Arctic and Space-faring states to avoid classic ‘security dilemmas’.
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