Arctic drones - A new security dilemma
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4638439 |
|---|---|
| Authors | James Rogers (0000-0002-1415-3628, The Danish Institute for Advanced Study and Centre for War Studies The University of Southern Denmark (SDU) Odense Denmark, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 189 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 422-437 |
| Publication date | 2023-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Geographical Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0016-7398 • E-ISSN: 1475-4959 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/geoj.12533 |
| OpenAlex | W4385445580 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 14 |
Over 100 countries now have a military drone programme comprised of either armed or unarmed systems. These drones are used to project power, fulfil national security objectives and signal political interest in disputed regions. As the climate crisis transforms parts of the Arctic, considerable investment is taking place in remote systems that can both monitor for 'unwanted guests' and engage in military activity. In this context, drones, specifically unarmed military drones, are becoming the favoured technology of Arctic states. Denmark, Iceland, Canada, Russia and the United States are all now using drones to protect national interests, symbolise sovereignty and enable a watchful eye to be cast on neighbours and newcomers, such as China. This article argues that while the introduction of military drones may be seen as stabilising in the first instance, in the longer term these systems are likely to escalate tensions, leading to a new drone-based security dilemma. Of particular note is the 'virtual' net of detection being built by Russia. This net is reliant on drones, in partnership with additional military infrastructure and hardware, and has been developed by Moscow to establish a military capacity to detect and respond to external actors across and perhaps beyond the Russian Arctic
Arctic · Biology · Computer security · Dilemma · Drone · Epistemology · Political science · Politics · Security Dilemma · The arctic · Arctic and Russian Policy Studies · Computer Science · European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies · Geology · Law · Oceanography · Philosophy
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| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |