Essays about: "Arctic States"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 38 essays containing the words Arctic States.

1. 1. The Polar Bear and the Ice Dragon : Examining Russia's Foreign Policy Towards China in the Arctic

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutet för Rysslands- och Eurasienstudier

   Author : Bartlomiej Mancewicz; [2024]
   Keywords : Arctic; Russia; China; think tanks; foreign policy; IR; constructivism; content analysis;

   Abstract : The Arctic is a region which has been historically and is contemporary important for Russia. The Arctic is a matter of concern not only for the states bordering it but has also garnered attention from China. It demonstrated its interest by releasing its policy on the region for the first time in 2018. READ MORE

3. 2. The Arctic in Transition : Great Power Competition at the End of the Post-Cold War Order

   University essay from Försvarshögskolan

   Author : Malin Ridström; [2024]
   Keywords : the Arctic; Russia; China; the United States; great power behaviour; offensive realism; defensive realism; power transition theory; grand strategy; qualitative content analysis; Arctic exceptionalism;

   Abstract : This study uses defensive realism, offensive realism and power transition theory (PTT) in order to examine the great powers’ grand strategies in the Arctic region, aiming to recontextualise the security theatre in the Arctic as a reflection of the return of great power politics and the end of Arctic exceptionalism, and to examine the explanatory power of the different strands of realism on the great power behaviour identified in their Arctic strategies. The study is conducted using qualitative content analysis and utilises Jacob Westberg’s theorisation of grand strategies through the categories of context, ends, means and ways as analytical framework, to which the theoretical framework is applied. READ MORE

4. 3. The Geopolitical Tensions in the Arctic Region : A Comparative Study of Russia’s and Finland’s Arctic Policies

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

   Author : Astrid Nord; [2023]
   Keywords : Arctic; Arctic Council; Finland; Russia; Neoclassical realism; Security;

   Abstract : This thesis presents an analysis of Russia’s and Finland’s Arctic polities, and what effects their policies have for the future geopolitical situation. The argument of this thesis that the implication of Russia’s and Finland’s policies on the geopolitical situation in the Arctic will likely get increasingly tense in the future. READ MORE

5. 4. A song of ice and gunfire : An analysis of Norway, the United States and Russia´s threat perceptions in the Arctic

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Daniel Alm; [2023]
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   Abstract : This essay analyses if the threat perceptions of Norway, Russia and the US can explain the decision to suspend the Arctic Council in 2022. The essay is a qualitative content analysis and uses securitization theory, which explains how issues are elevated to security problems necessitating action. The hypothesis of this essay is twofold. READ MORE

6. 5. Lilliputians Amongst Gullivers in the Arctic Region : A qualitative content analysis applying small state theory to the Nordic states' national security strategies in the Arctic region.

   University essay from Försvarshögskolan

   Author : Mikaela Trouvé; [2023]
   Keywords : Arctic region; small state theory; Nordic states; security strategy; qualitative content analysis;

   Abstract : With the aim of contributing to the theoretical discussion of small state behaviour, this thesis investigates the Nordic state’s security strategies concerning the Arctic region. The applied theoretical framework is based upon a traditional state-centric understanding of security to investigate if the predicted behaviour derived from small state theory can be captured in the Nordic states' security strategies in the Arctic region. READ MORE