Geopolitics of the High North and its Consequences
Geopolitics of the High North and its Consequences
Author(s): Ryszard CzarnySubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Univerzita sv. Cyrila a Metoda v Trnave, Katedra politológie
Keywords: Arctic; “Arctic Eight”; “Arctic Five”; delimitation; military presence; protecting own sovereignty; cooperation and coordination
Summary/Abstract: The increased interest in the Arctic by global players is generated by new economic opportunities related to commercial maritime transport, development of oil and gas deposits, mining, fisheries, and tourism. The natural results are closer economic and geopolitical relations between the Arctic and the rest of the world. Many observers perceive this development as a source of growing conflict because of competition related to control over the natural resources of the region. It seems also quite clear that the Arctic cannot follow its own original way of development which would be independent from the global power system.
Journal: Slovenská politologická revue
- Issue Year: 2015
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 273-294
- Page Count: 22