Norway's arctic policy : geopolitics, security and identity in the high north / edited by Andreas Østhagen (Senior Researcher, Fridtjof Nansen Institute, Norway).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Østhagen, Andreas, editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Geopolitics--Norway.

Geopolitics.

International relations.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (138 pages)

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2023.

Summary:

"Offering a concise and coherent look at geopolitics and security in the Arctic, this book analyses how the High North has become central to the security interaction between NATO and Russia, and between China and the United States. Featuring contributions from top scholars in the field, the book highlights the key issues relating to the formation of Norwegian foreign and security policy in the North. Chapters examine security issues surrounding Svalbard, and how the Arctic has become integral to Norwegian security, regional development, and identity politics. Overall, this book presents a comprehensive examination of Norway's approach to foreign policy and security issues in an area of immense strategic and ecological responsibility. With an introductory statement from the former Foreign Minister of Norway, this book will be essential reading for academics and students of European politics, human geography, international relations, Nordic studies, and political geography and geopolitics. It will also be beneficial for government officials and security personnel working on Arctic issues, and in Nordic countries and Northern Europe"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: 1. Introduction: Norway's strategic priority / Andreas Østhagen

Part I. Situating norway in the north

2. Norway in a changing high north / Ine Eriksen Søreide

Part II. Foreign policy and security

3. Geopolitics and increased tension? The art of differentiating between political dynamics in the arctic / Andreas Østhagen and Svein Vigeland Rottem

4. Security policy, Russia, and the high north / Ingeborg Nortvedt Bjur, Karen-Anna Eggen, and Paal Sigurd Hilde

5. Norway's flawed nordområdene policy / Torbjørn Pedersen and Odd Gunnar Skagestad

Part III. Issues and topics in norway's high north

6. Sea, fish, and resource management in the high north / Alf Håkon Hoel

7. Svalbard and the surrounding seas - new foreign policy challenges for norway? / Arild Moe and Øystein Jensen

8. The 'new superpower': What are China's intentions in the arctic? / Anders Christoffer Edstrøm, Iselin Stensdal, and Gørild M. Heggelund

9. Norwegian high north narratives and identity construction in the north / Beate Steinveg and Ingrid Agnete Medby

Index.

ISBN:

9781035306633 (e-book)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.