The Arctic dispute

• Main Author: Kviklys, Giedrius
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Russian; Lithuanian; English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: Arctic; Economy; Cooperation; Global warming; Environment; Resources; National security; Territory; info:eu-repo/classification/udc/32; Canada; Norway
• Online Access: http://vdu.lvb.lt/VDU:ELABAPDB4705218&prefLang=en_US

The article discusses the problematic international relations between the countries of the Arctic region – USA, Russia, Canada, Norway and Denmark. Firstly, it is defined what significance the Arctic had to the policies of the region countries and relations between those countries the in different periods of time and what importance it has now. The key point of the article is to discuss how the international relations in the region are developing after Russia’s attempts to expand its Arctic territory, how the policy of all Arctic countries influences the indecisive U. S. Arctic policy, and what could happen in the future – if the countries will cooperate or confront with each other. Such overview makes it possible to predict what actions the countries could take and what should be taken into the consideration when the talk goes about the Arctic issues.