Volume 33 (2015), Edition 3

The Arctic region has gained momentum in international relations following a record low of sea ice in 2007 and associated economic prospects. Since then, political, public and academic discourses alike have perceived the Arctic as a potential arena...

For several years now the EU has tried to strengthen its Arctic profile beyond its existing polar research activities. This attempt manifests itself in a number of official Arctic-related documents outlining the EU’s interests and political goals...

The ongoing transformations in the Arctic are deeply intertwined with regional and global processes, both in the sense of the Arctic affecting and being affected by these processes that reach beyond the Arctic’s southern borders. This article...

The initial „Arctic hype“ from 2007 onwards had already calmed down for a while. But with the Ukraine crisis of 2014, the military situation in the High North has once again become an element of rather anxious public debate. Even before...

Ongoing political, legal, environmental and economic changes open up the Arctic. This has implications for regional security. The article tackles the question whether the preeminent regional institution, the Arctic Council, should include...

China is a newcomer to Arctic politics and regional relations, but the country has in a short time significantly developed its interests in the Far North as well as its diplomacy with Arctic governments and institutions. While scientific diplomacy...

The economic sanctions imposed against Russia in 2014 have initiated heated debates and brought along mixed hopes as to their actual outcomes and success. However, an analysis of the immediate effects of the sanctions, and of their future...