Šiaurės regiono valstybių – Norvegijos, Kanados, Jungtinių Amerikos Valstijų ir Rusijos Federacijos – politika arkties atžvilgiu

• Main Author: Kviklys, Giedrius
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Lithuanian; English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: The Arctic; Strategy; Environment; Economy; National security; Cooperation; Politics in the information age; info:eu-repo/classification/udc/32; info:eu-repo/classification/udc/327; Arctic; Barents Sea; Canada; Norway
• Online Access: http://vdu.oai.elaba.lt/documents/6134936.pdf; http://vdu.lvb.lt/VDU:ELABAPDB6134936&prefLang=en_US

The article is discussing the approved Arctic strategies of Norway, Canada, the USA and the Russian Federation under which the policy regarding the North Circle is conducted. In this case, firstly, the Arctic is defined by what territory it covers, what significance to relations between the countries of the region it had in different time periods and what importance it has now. Also, the main objectives of the countries, means of realization of the objectives and the problems faced by the countries in the region are also identified here. All of this is presented in four main elements – multilateral cooperation, environmental protection, economy and national security which are identified in the strategies of Norway, Canada, the USA and Russia. Such pattern makes it possible to predict what actions the countries could take or how they could behave in certain situations in the future, and that is rather important because nowadays the Arctic becomes one of the most important regions in the world in regard to international relations, especially now when an agreement on the maritime delimitation between Norway and Russian Federation in the Barents Sea has been reached.