A Cooperative Regime for the Arctic: Addressing Sea Lines of Communication and Nuclear Weapons

The UN Convention on the Law of the Seas has established a solid legal foundation for Arctic activities, but it does not prevent the geopolitical rivalry between the USA, China and Russia from extending into the region. Joint action to alleviate upcoming tensions are presently on hold because of the...

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Main Author: Lodgaard, Sverre
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3127677
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spelling ftnupi:oai:nupi.brage.unit.no:11250/3127677 2024-05-19T07:34:39+00:00 A Cooperative Regime for the Arctic: Addressing Sea Lines of Communication and Nuclear Weapons Lodgaard, Sverre 2024-04-22T13:46:53Z application/pdf https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3127677 eng eng https://jass.ax/index.php/jass/article/view/94 Journal of Autonomy and Security Studies. 2023, 7 (2), 158-164. urn:issn:2489-4265 https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3127677 cristin:2252051 Navngivelse-Ikkekommersiell-DelPåSammeVilkår 4.0 Internasjonal http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.no 158-164 7 Journal of Autonomy and Security Studies 2 Journal article 2024 ftnupi 2024-04-26T01:29:32Z The UN Convention on the Law of the Seas has established a solid legal foundation for Arctic activities, but it does not prevent the geopolitical rivalry between the USA, China and Russia from extending into the region. Joint action to alleviate upcoming tensions are presently on hold because of the war in Ukraine, but in the meantime, cooperative approaches are worth exploring. Two interrelated issues merit particular attention: how to protect sea lines of communication (SLOCs) without triggering big power conflict, and how to deal with the problems posed by nuclear weapons. A Cooperative Regime for the Arctic: Addressing Sea Lines of Communication and Nuclear Weapons publishedVersion Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Norwegian Institute of international affairs: NUPI Research Online (Brage)
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description The UN Convention on the Law of the Seas has established a solid legal foundation for Arctic activities, but it does not prevent the geopolitical rivalry between the USA, China and Russia from extending into the region. Joint action to alleviate upcoming tensions are presently on hold because of the war in Ukraine, but in the meantime, cooperative approaches are worth exploring. Two interrelated issues merit particular attention: how to protect sea lines of communication (SLOCs) without triggering big power conflict, and how to deal with the problems posed by nuclear weapons. A Cooperative Regime for the Arctic: Addressing Sea Lines of Communication and Nuclear Weapons publishedVersion
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