Conceptualising the Arctic as a Zone of Conflict
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21808232 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gabriella Gricius (0000-0001-6252-6882, Colorado State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 4-30 |
| Publication date | 2021-12-22 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Central European Journal of International and Security Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1802-548X • E-ISSN: 1805-482X |
| Publisher | Metropolitan University Prague (PUBLISHER • CZ) |
| DOI | 10.51870/cejiss.a150401 |
| OpenAlex | W4206318825 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 11 |
The Arctic has been conceptualised as a zone of geopolitical competition, an international zone of peace and the dreamlike realm for extractive industries. While states such as Russia and the United States have commenced a militarisation and nuclearisation of the Arctic, other Arctic states like Canada and Norway have mobilised support for Arctic cooperation. Due to changing geopolitical pressures, the desecuritisation of the Arctic in the late 1980s was not successful. This lack of attainment begs the question as to why today, the Arctic seems to be heating up faster than ever. This article aims to determine how the Arctic is conceptualised as a zone of conflict by the United States and Russia. In doing so, the article examines different analytical dimensions that play a role in this conceptualisation, including the changing natural environment, evolving historical context such as the changing power dynamics between countries, and domestic politics. These different framings of a securitised Arctic help to explain how and why security becomes involved in Arctic discourse. To do so, I draw upon discourses in target states and examine the extent to which these particular discourses are manifested in practice and build on critical geopolitics
Arctic · Economics · Economy · Geography · Geopolitics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Realm · Sociology · The arctic · Arctic and Russian Policy Studies · Law · Polar Research and Ecology · Geology · Oceanography
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,75 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |