Chapter 5. A New Northern Security Agenda

The Arctic has become a region of renewed and heightened geopolitical interest to decision-makers since the end of the Cold War. Despite the continuation of traditional security concerns within the region, attention has recently begun to shift from the military issues of strategic security that were...

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Main Authors: Heininen, Lassi, Nicol, Heather N.
Format: Book Part
Language:English
Published: Les Presses de l’Université d’Ottawa | University of Ottawa Press 2017
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Online Access:http://books.openedition.org/uop/1604
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Summary:The Arctic has become a region of renewed and heightened geopolitical interest to decision-makers since the end of the Cold War. Despite the continuation of traditional security concerns within the region, attention has recently begun to shift from the military issues of strategic security that were previously tantamount to security within the region, such as the creation of the Distant Early Warning (DEW) system, to the broader challenges of achieving “human security,” countering the risks i.