Chapter 3: Arctic geopolitics and the regional zeitgeist of the twenty-first century
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Published:
26 Jan 2018
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29–62
Collection:
Social and Political Science 2018
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788112093.00013
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Over the last decade, the Arctic region has reappeared on the international radar. Due to global warming and a literally melting Arctic Ocean, the region’s resources and maritime transportation opportunities have attracted the interests of stakeholders from within and outside the circumpolar North. It was assumed that increased international attention would change the geostrategic dynamics in the region and eventually lead to major power competition over regional resources, power and authority. Yet, during the period the Arctic states have strengthened the regional governance framework and effectively cooperated on a multilateral level. Also, an initially generated hype over the region’s economic opportunities could not stand up to scrutiny and a globalised reality check.

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Cover The European Union and the Geopolitics of the Arctic
The European Union and the Geopolitics of the Arctic
Monograph Book
Published:
26 Jan 2018
Print ISBN:
9781788112086
eISBN:
9781788112093
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788112093
Pages:
240
Collection:
Social and Political Science 2018
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