The rivalry over the Arctic strategic resources and Russia’s role
PURPOSE: Climate changes have made previously inaccessible Arctic resources (oil, natural gas, and many metal ores, including nickel, zinc, lead and diamonds) available for extraction. With this change, the region has become an area of economic and geopolitical rivalry, where the five Arctic states...
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ftunivmalta:oai:www.um.edu.mt:123456789/107138 2023-05-15T14:23:53+02:00 The rivalry over the Arctic strategic resources and Russia’s role Romańczuk, Michał Jędrzejewski, Wojciech 2021 https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/107138 https://doi.org/10.35808/ersj/2683 en eng University of Piraeus. International Strategic Management Association Romańczuk, M., & Jędrzejewski, W. (2021). The rivalry over the Arctic strategic resources and Russia’s role. European Research Studies Journal, 24(s4), 217-226. https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/107138 doi:10.35808/ersj/2683 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess The copyright of this work belongs to the author(s)/publisher. The rights of this work are as defined by the appropriate Copyright Legislation or as modified by any successive legislation. Users may access this work and can make use of the information contained in accordance with the Copyright Legislation provided that the author must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the prior permission of the copyright holder. Arctic regions -- Strategic aspects Natural resources -- Arctic regions Power resources -- Arctic regions Russia -- Foreign relations Geopolitics -- Arctic regions article 2021 ftunivmalta https://doi.org/10.35808/ersj/2683 2023-03-08T18:20:43Z PURPOSE: Climate changes have made previously inaccessible Arctic resources (oil, natural gas, and many metal ores, including nickel, zinc, lead and diamonds) available for extraction. With this change, the region has become an area of economic and geopolitical rivalry, where the five Arctic states (Canada, Denmark, Iceland, Norway, Russia, USA) compete with each other and external powers (e.g., China) for control over the territory and its strategic resources. The paper looks into whether those resources warrant the rivalry, and analyses methods and instruments used to establish the said control. DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH: The paper focuses on the Russian activities in the region and approaches them from the realistic perspective on international relations. The offensive realism of John J. Mearsheimer is considered as particularly important to the problem under the study. It posits that states strive to maximise their relative power in order to survive in the anarchic, self-help international system. FINDINGS: In absence of legally-binding, universally-accepted territorial division of the Arctic and a great power able to prevent them to do so, Russian authorities have been gradually building up the country’s presence in the region. As a result, Russia’s control over part the Arctic and its strategic resources has become a fait accompli. It increased the country’s power and security, and strengthened position in future political negotiations on the Arctic issues. PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS: The results of the research may contribute to the analysis of the economic and political situation in the Arctic and help companies to draft investment strategies toward the region. ORIGINALITY/VALUE: The paper is a case study in geopolitical consequences of the climate changes and analysis of situation in the one of the most important regions of the world. It presents the state-of-affairs of energy investments in the region. It also contributes to the knowledge on economic methods and instruments of establishing ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Iceland University of Malta: OAR@UM Arctic Canada Norway EUROPEAN RESEARCH STUDIES JOURNAL XXIV Special Issue 4 217 226 |
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PURPOSE: Climate changes have made previously inaccessible Arctic resources (oil, natural gas, and many metal ores, including nickel, zinc, lead and diamonds) available for extraction. With this change, the region has become an area of economic and geopolitical rivalry, where the five Arctic states (Canada, Denmark, Iceland, Norway, Russia, USA) compete with each other and external powers (e.g., China) for control over the territory and its strategic resources. The paper looks into whether those resources warrant the rivalry, and analyses methods and instruments used to establish the said control. DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH: The paper focuses on the Russian activities in the region and approaches them from the realistic perspective on international relations. The offensive realism of John J. Mearsheimer is considered as particularly important to the problem under the study. It posits that states strive to maximise their relative power in order to survive in the anarchic, self-help international system. FINDINGS: In absence of legally-binding, universally-accepted territorial division of the Arctic and a great power able to prevent them to do so, Russian authorities have been gradually building up the country’s presence in the region. As a result, Russia’s control over part the Arctic and its strategic resources has become a fait accompli. It increased the country’s power and security, and strengthened position in future political negotiations on the Arctic issues. PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS: The results of the research may contribute to the analysis of the economic and political situation in the Arctic and help companies to draft investment strategies toward the region. ORIGINALITY/VALUE: The paper is a case study in geopolitical consequences of the climate changes and analysis of situation in the one of the most important regions of the world. It presents the state-of-affairs of energy investments in the region. It also contributes to the knowledge on economic methods and instruments of establishing ... |
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