Information on "Security" and "Arctic"
February 2013
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Feb 2013
Could the Arctic Warm Up NATO-Russia Relations?
Author: Wojciech Lorenz
Publisher: Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM)
The stakes in the Arctic are high, but only cooperation will unlock the full potential of the region. More on «Could the Arctic Warm Up NATO-Russia Relations?»
August 2012
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1 Aug 2012
Changes in the Arctic: Background and Issues for Congress
Author: Ronald O'Rourke
Publisher: Congressional Research Service (CRS)
This report provides an overview of Arctic-related issues for Congress. More on «Changes in the Arctic: Background and Issues for Congress»
July 2012
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Jul 2012
The Arctic Policies of Canada and the United States
Author: Kristofer Bergh
Publisher: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
This paper explores how the domestic motives for the Arctic policies of Canada and the US have an impact on their foreign policies and how their bilateral interaction shapes the wider context of Arctic relations. More on «The Arctic Policies of Canada and the United States»
April 2012
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Apr 2012
Security at Sea
Author: Will Rogers
Publisher: Center for a New American Security (CNAS)
This article argues that the US should ratify the Law of the Sea Convention (LOSC) and analyzes the potential losses from failing to do so. More on «Security at Sea»
January 2012
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Jan 2012
Arctic Capabilities
Author: John H Pendleton
Publisher: US Government Accountability Office (GAO), Washington, DC
The gradual retreat of polar sea ice, combined with an expected increase in human activity could eventually increase the need for a US military and homeland security presence in the Arctic. More on «Arctic Capabilities»
October 2011
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Oct 2011
If Spring Comes Tomorrow: Russia and the Arctic (2011)
Author: Steven J Main
Publisher: Research & Assessment Branch (R&AB)
This paper examines the Russian perspective on the Arctic, looking at the historical record, as well as examining the general importance of the Arctic to contemporary Russia. More on «If Spring Comes Tomorrow: Russia and the Arctic (2011)»
September 2011
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Sep 2011
Perspectives on Security in the Arctic Area
Author: Annika Bergman Rosamond
Publisher: Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS)
This report argues that, although the Arctic is the site of competing natural resources and land claims, there are also many signs of fruitful regional cooperation and sound neighborly relations. More on «Perspectives on Security in the Arctic Area»
July 2011
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Jul 2011
Russia in the Arctic
Author: Ariel Cohen, Alexandr' Golts, Marlène Laruelle, Katarzyna Zysk
Publisher: Strategic Studies Institute of the US Army War College (SSI)
The Arctic has returned with a vengeance as an area of international contention and Russia has continued to make aggressive moves and claims regarding territory in the Arctic Ocean. More on «Russia in the Arctic»
May 2011
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12 May 2011
No.96: Russian Policy Options in the Arctic
Author: Elana Wilson Rowe, Marlene Laruelle, Dmitry Gorenburg
Publisher: Institute of History, University of Basel / Center for Security Studies (CSS) / Research Centre for East European Studies (FSOE) / German Association for East European Studies (DGO)
This issue of the Russian Analytical Digest examines Russia’s Arctic policy. More on «No.96: Russian Policy Options in the Arctic» -
May 2011
Sovereignty Matters: States, Security and Climate Change in the Arctic
Author: Erica Dingman
Publisher: Graduate Program in International Affairs (GPIA) / New School, New York, US
Inuit and the Government of Canada assign significantly different attributes to construct the defining qualities of Arctic sovereignty. More on «Sovereignty Matters: States, Security and Climate Change in the Arctic»
