Arctic security: evolution of Arctic security dynamics and prospect for a security regime in the Arctic

Beixi, Deng (2016) Arctic security: evolution of Arctic security dynamics and prospect for a security regime in the Arctic. Advances in Polar Science, 27 (3). pp. 163-169.

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Abstract

The security dynamics in the Arctic since the Cold War has transitioned from militarization, to de-militarization, and to re-militarization. Under the circumstances of ongoing globalization and climate change, the Arctic states have accorded priority to the enhancement of military capacities in the region, with a view to safeguarding sovereign rights, ensuring navigation security of Arctic waterways, responding to contingencies and guaranteeing civil security. Such military capacity-building measures are otherwise interpreted as initiatives to resume arms race in the Arctic, which would be contributive to the security dilemma. Subject to the structural competition of the U.S. – Russia rivalry, there has long been an absence of a security regime in the Arctic. Nevertheless, the build-up of security regimes in the Arctic constitutes a major concern for the Arctic states, as well as for some extra-regional stakeholders. In the Arctic regional context, the ever-intensifying institutional cooperation in the domains of nontraditional and civil security lays the cornerstone for establishing confidence-building measures, and gives rise to the consensus that maintaining cooperation in the Arctic will be mutually rewarding for all.

Item Type:	Article
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Keywords:	Arctic security dynamics, Arctic security regime, NATO
Subjects:	Organizations and Networks > Governmental Organizations and Networks > National Network
Organizations:	Unspecified
Date Deposited:	02 Nov 2023 13:57
URI:	http://library.arcticportal.org/id/eprint/2607

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