Defense and Security

Soft Securitization: Unconventional Security Issues and the Arctic Council

This article investigates how the Arctic Council uses security language and which issues it depicts as relevant to

Desecuritization as Displacement of Controversy

The Ilulissat Declaration was a pre-emptive desecuritization act in reaction to the growing concern for military

Arctic International Relations in a Widened Security Perspective

This special issue widens the debate on Arctic security in international relations through a comprehensive dialogue

The Arctic: Hot or Not?

Cooperation and conflict are depicting a false dichotomy as conflict in the North is only speculative. But is the

A Quick Start Guide to Arctic Security

Since the militarization of the circumpolar north during the Cold War, the Arctic has been imagined and analyzed as a

Climate Change, Arctic Security, and Methane Risks

Over the past year, the climate risks of methane released from natural sources have attracted increasing media

Coast Guard Cooperation with Russia in the Arctic

As tension rose between Russia and the West in 2014, coast guard cooperation remained unscathed in the

Why Military Security should be kept out of the Arctic Council

Bringing military security into the Arctic Council is counterproductive and may spoil the existing cooperation in the

An Arctic Security Forum? Please, no!

Recent considerations of an Arctic security forum are likely to create rifts between Arctic actors. Does the region