Strengthen Arctic Governance to Stop Russian and Chinese Overreach

• Main Author: Vicik, Mark T.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: USAWC Press 2022
• Subjects: Arctic governance; China; Russia; Arctic Council; UNCLOS; Defense and Security Studies; Ethics and Political Philosophy; Military History; Military; War; and Peace; Other Public Affairs; Public Policy and Public Administration; Political History; Public Affairs; Strategic Management Policy; United States History; Arctic
• Online Access: https://press.armywarcollege.edu/parameters/vol52/iss2/11; https://press.armywarcollege.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3152&context=parameters

This article argues shortfalls in the international institutions governing the Arctic have allowed Russia and China to expand control over the region. It provides an overview of regional governance and power dynamics, outlines a three-part approach to correcting deficiencies, highlights attempts by Russia and China to circumvent international governance, examines how the Arctic’s governing institutions address Russian and Chinese growth in the region, and focuses on the institutional failures that have allowed Russia and China to expand—failures academic scholarship and US policy have not adequately addressed. Practitioners will find specific steps for rectifying issues with Arctic institutions to support the United States’ interests in the region.