Introduction: Security and Military Power in the Arctic

For a long time, the Arctic has been regarded as a stable region with low tension. However, even though low tension prevails, it is a fact that the circumpolar region also encompasses some of the world’s most capable and potent military capabilities. The key role of the Arctic regarding security iss...

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Published in:Arctic Review on Law and Politics
Main Authors: Wegge, Njord, Halsne, Sigbjørn
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Nordic Open Access Scholarly Publishing 2022
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10037/24621
https://doi.org/10.23865/arctic.v13.3831
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Summary:For a long time, the Arctic has been regarded as a stable region with low tension. However, even though low tension prevails, it is a fact that the circumpolar region also encompasses some of the world’s most capable and potent military capabilities. The key role of the Arctic regarding security issues, international relations and geopolitics, is sometimes underplayed or not fully understood. These aspects of security are investigated in this thematic issue of Arctic Review on Law and Politics.