Defense and Security

Russia’s Arctic Strategy: Military and Security (Part II)

The author analyzes Russia’s official security policies related to Arctic cooperation, search and rescue operations,

The Arctic Security Constellation

Our Special Issue widened the debate on Arctic security and provided an “arctification” of securitization

What Kind of Nation State will Greenland be?

How will the prioritization of the Greenlandic, Danish, and English languages put Greenland on very different routes

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