Norway’s Arctic policy: still high North, low tension?

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Polar Journal Pub Date : 2021-01-02 DOI:10.1080/2154896X.2021.1911043

Andreas Østhagen

引用次数: 9

Abstract

ABSTRACT For Norway, the Arctic is an integral part of the country in terms of both economic development and security considerations. Since 2005, consecutive governments in Oslo have made use of this fact, in combination with international attention given to the north, to foster a High North policy framed around regional economic development, climate issues and international cooperation (especially vis-à-vis Russia). However, over the last few years, challenges have emerged. Focusing on the foreign and security policy aspects of Norway’s Arctic approach, this article defines Norway’s Northern engagement and how this engagement has evolved since 2005. Then, the challenges currently facing Norway in the domain of foreign and security policy are discussed in terms of the new Arctic policy document released in late-2020. These challenges are broadly surmised as relating to Russia’s military posture and the use of the Arctic as an arena for a China–US tug of war.

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挪威的北极政策:仍然是高北，低紧张?

对挪威来说，无论是经济发展还是安全考虑，北极都是该国不可分割的一部分。自2005年以来，奥斯陆的历届政府都利用这一事实，结合国际社会对北方的关注，在区域经济发展、气候问题和国际合作(特别是针对-à-vis俄罗斯)方面建立了高北政策框架。然而，在过去几年中，挑战出现了。本文聚焦于挪威北极政策的外交和安全政策方面，定义了挪威的北方接触以及自2005年以来这种接触是如何演变的。然后，根据2020年底发布的新北极政策文件，讨论了挪威目前在外交和安全政策领域面临的挑战。人们普遍猜测，这些挑战与俄罗斯的军事姿态以及将北极作为中美拉锯战的舞台有关。

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Polar Journal Arts and Humanities-Arts and Humanities (all)

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