Singapore and the Arctic: Is the Gibraltar of the East Going to Materialize its Geopolitical Ambitions?

The Arctic is becoming the new place to be for states, companies and academics, as the ice retreat is uncovering new strategic and geopolitical stakes. Arctic sates have already updated their Arctic policies, including their geopolitical stakes and Asian states with an Observer status to the Arctic...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Nordicum-Mediterraneum
Main Author: Thomas Viguier
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The University of Akureyri 2021
Subjects:
arctic
asia
democratic peace
hybrid regime
maritime
microstate
northern sea route
diplomacy
geopolitics
shipping
scipo
hist
Arctic
Arctic Council
Northern Sea Route
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.33112/nm.16.2.7
https://doaj.org/article/9ad676ae79134b43b244a153d64ed17b
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Summary:The Arctic is becoming the new place to be for states, companies and academics, as the ice retreat is uncovering new strategic and geopolitical stakes. Arctic sates have already updated their Arctic policies, including their geopolitical stakes and Asian states with an Observer status to the Arctic Council are following the trend, but few of them don’t have an Arctic policy yet, Singapore being one of them. Highly participative within the Arctic Council’s working groups and building a strong cooperation, Singapore still remains mysterious in its approach. Then, what are the Gibraltar of the East’s geopolitical ambitions in the Arctic?

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