Far from being a “Wild West” without coherent international law and institutions, the Arctic Ocean is governed by both global and regional agreements. While there is competition in the region over boundary claims and resources, shipping routes, and geostrategic influence,...
A decade ago, as climate change was altering the geography of the region, the resource potential of the North grabbed attention, and states saw the chance to turn a profit. Today, this focus has shifted to concerns about the increased...
The Arctic has been a theatre of conflict ever since World War II. Currently, it has become the epicenter of a Cold War 2.0, in which climate change could be the deciding factor. Since the Cold War, the Arctic has...
During the Cold War, the Arctic represented a very long border region between two opposing blocs, in the same way that Europe was intersected by the Iron Curtain. Unlike the latter, however, the Arctic region, with its extreme climate, has...
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