The end of the post-Cold War in the Arctic
Trans-boundary cooperation by states, indigenous peoples and sub-national governments as well as region-building in the Arctic region has been so successful that the region is peaceful with high stability. In spite of some disputes on maritime borders, asymmetric environmental conflicts and global p...
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fttsvojs:oai:journal.fi:article/75947 2023-05-15T14:22:47+02:00 The end of the post-Cold War in the Arctic Heininen, Lassi 2011-01-01 application/pdf https://nordia.journal.fi/article/view/75947 eng eng The Geographical Society of Northern Finland and the Geography Research Unit https://nordia.journal.fi/article/view/75947/37322 https://nordia.journal.fi/article/view/75947 Nordia Geographical Publications; Vol 40 No 4: NGP Yearbook 2011: Sustainable development in the Arctic region through peace and stability; 31-42 Nordia Geographical Publications; Vol 40 Nro 4: NGP Yearbook 2011: Sustainable development in the Arctic region through peace and stability; 31-42 2736-9722 1238-2086 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2011 fttsvojs 2021-03-31T22:48:00Z Trans-boundary cooperation by states, indigenous peoples and sub-national governments as well as region-building in the Arctic region has been so successful that the region is peaceful with high stability. In spite of some disputes on maritime borders, asymmetric environmental conflicts and global problems there are neither emerging conflicts nor foreseen reasons for them. Thus, it is possible to argue that the ultimate goal of the Arctic states - to decrease the military tension and increase political stability - has been accomplished. Furthermore, the Arctic states do not acknowledge a world-wide perspective, or take it into consideration, while they see changes, such as globalization, more readily as a threat rather than anything else. However, globalization in the Arctic is actually more an ambivalent process having brought not only negative but also positive impacts, such as recognition of indigenous peoples’ rights, into the region. All this strongly indicates that the post-Cold War period has ended in the Arctic. This article discusses on significant changes in the Arctic region and major challenges of the early-21st century’s Arctic. It first examines the success of the first significant geopolitical change, i.e. the shift from pre to Cold War geopolitics, and then considers the next important and emerging change faced by the Arctic states. Its goal is first to briefly identify the major responses provoked by this change among the Arctic states and then to discuss globalization in the entire region. The paper concludes that at the early 21st century as a geopolitical entity the North plays more important role in world politics. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Federation of Finnish Learned Societies: Scientific Journals Online Arctic |
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Trans-boundary cooperation by states, indigenous peoples and sub-national governments as well as region-building in the Arctic region has been so successful that the region is peaceful with high stability. In spite of some disputes on maritime borders, asymmetric environmental conflicts and global problems there are neither emerging conflicts nor foreseen reasons for them. Thus, it is possible to argue that the ultimate goal of the Arctic states - to decrease the military tension and increase political stability - has been accomplished. Furthermore, the Arctic states do not acknowledge a world-wide perspective, or take it into consideration, while they see changes, such as globalization, more readily as a threat rather than anything else. However, globalization in the Arctic is actually more an ambivalent process having brought not only negative but also positive impacts, such as recognition of indigenous peoples’ rights, into the region. All this strongly indicates that the post-Cold War period has ended in the Arctic. This article discusses on significant changes in the Arctic region and major challenges of the early-21st century’s Arctic. It first examines the success of the first significant geopolitical change, i.e. the shift from pre to Cold War geopolitics, and then considers the next important and emerging change faced by the Arctic states. Its goal is first to briefly identify the major responses provoked by this change among the Arctic states and then to discuss globalization in the entire region. The paper concludes that at the early 21st century as a geopolitical entity the North plays more important role in world politics. |
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The Geographical Society of Northern Finland and the Geography Research Unit |
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Nordia Geographical Publications; Vol 40 No 4: NGP Yearbook 2011: Sustainable development in the Arctic region through peace and stability; 31-42 Nordia Geographical Publications; Vol 40 Nro 4: NGP Yearbook 2011: Sustainable development in the Arctic region through peace and stability; 31-42 2736-9722 1238-2086 |
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