Ginčas dėl Arkties teritorijų: teisiniai, politiniai ir geopolitiniai valstybių interesai

• Main Author: Šukytė, Dovilė
• Other Authors: Motieka, Egidijus
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: Lithuanian; English
• Published: Institutional Repository of Vilnius University 2010
• Subjects: Arctic; Canada; Norway
• Online Access: https://repository.vu.lt/VU:ELABAETD1860290&prefLang=en_US

In a Master thesis „Battle for the Arctic: Juridical, Political and Geopolitical Interests of States“ is examined the battle for the Arctic in a 21st century, which includes five Arctic states: Denmark, US, Canada, Norway and Russia. The main idea of this research is to examine current situation in the Arctic Region, to discover the main interests of Arctic five in the High North and to foresee possible solutions of current disagreements. The research is implemented through fulfillment of five goals which are the basis of each chapter of this research. First chapter is committed to the analysis of the geopolitical changes in the Arctic Region. By using Traditional geopolitical theories is discovered that Arctic territories plays a huge role in great power politics. Arctic territories are like a playground for US and Russia, where they are struggling for increasing their power. In the mean time, the rest participants of the battle for the Arctic are dominated by Russia‘s and US interests. But it is noticed that Canada has a potential to compete with the great powers, Russia and US. The second chapter is an analysis of legal norms which regulates battle for the Arctic. Analysis of The United Nations Convention on the Law showed that possible solutions mainly depend from the Arctic five, because The Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf is only able to give its recommendations about possible sea borders delimitation. The third chapter gives broader view about Arctic countries interests in the Arctic region and current disagreements between Arctic five. The fourth chapter is about cooperation between countries participating in the battle for Arctic. In this chapter is discovered that all participants of the battle for the Arctic are willing to solve their disagreements on legal terms and the possible military confrontation they imagine as the last resort. The last, fifth, chapter is the correlation of possible Arctic future. As battle for the Arctic is a new phenomenon in international relations, it is difficult to foresee its future. But the main conclusion of this research says that disagreements between Arctic countries stimulate the need for cooperation and that denies the possibility of battle turning to military confrontation or even the new cold war.