A New Kind of Arctic Power? Russia's Policy Discourses and Diplomatic Practices in the Circumpolar North

Datos Bibliográficos

ID3948631
AutoresElana Wilson Rowe (0000-0003-0390-4577, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, autor de correspondencia), Helge Blakkisrud (0000-0002-7363-5766, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs)
Año2014
Volumen19
Número1
Páginas66-85
Fecha de publicación2014-01-02
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaGeopolitics (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1465-0045 • E-ISSN: 1557-3028
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14650045.2013.789863
OpenAlexW2027114885
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas18

The aim of this article is to examine what the geopolitics of the Arctic look like as seen from the largest Arctic state. How are narratives about the development of the region received, reworked and produced in a Russian context? We find that Russian policy actors distance themselves from discourses of Arctic conflict and geopolitical competition, and examine how this approach may serve some of Russia's key interests in the region. We further argue that the key tension in the Arctic region is not along the conflict/cooperation axis, but rather lies in the tricky process of delineating between international cooperation and national sovereignty in tackling Arctic problems. In attempting to illustrate the various voices, ideas and interests that shape Russia's policy understanding of the Arctic and its challenges and opportunities, we draw upon a media analysis and a set of qualitative interviews with representatives of the five Arctic states

Arctic · Circumpolar star · Diplomacy · Economics · Economy · Geopolitics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · The arctic · Arctic and Russian Policy Studies · Law · Geology · Oceanography