With security concerns on the rise, what about other issues in the Arctic region?

It seems fairly obvious that security issues have moved to the top of the political agenda in the Arctic since February 2022. What does this mean for other issues that were previously on the priority list of states for the region, including resources and economic development, climate and environmental change, indigenous peoples' rights and livelihoods, and the development of effective multilateral governance in these areas?

Will the rise of security as the dominant theme come at the expense of the other issue areas or subordinate them to overarching security concerns (‘securitization’), as was the case during the Cold War?

This study seeks answers to these questions, attempting to capture the shift in states’ Arctic priorities since the start of Russia’s full-scale war. Evidence was gathered through an expert survey and qualitative interviews with scholars and (local) policymakers, as well as through content analysis of foreign ministries’ communications on Twitter/X

 

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