NATO and Arctic security: Challenges, Opportunities and Prospects
https://doi.org/10.26794/2226-7867-2019-9-5-92-96
Abstract
In this article, the authors analyse the current policy of the North Atlantic Alliance (NATO) in the Arctic . The article emphasises that the new challenges in the Arctic, related to climate change, the participation of non-Arctic states in the development of the territory and the growth of Russia’s military activity, have put before NATO the question of forming a task and official strategy . So far, member states have not reached consensus in this direction . The article identifies the main steps of the Alliance, which confirm the thesis about the growth of tension in the Far North . We identified the factors that may affect the prospects of the Alliance in the region . Taking into account the fact that the Arctic in contemporary circumstances has entered the global agenda of international politics, the authors conclude the growth of NATO activity, as evidenced by the practical steps of the organisation . Little attention has been paid to this in official documents, although the importance of cooperation in the region has already been stressed .
About the Authors
V. I. Glotov
Federal Financial Monitoring Service
Russian Federation
Vladimir I. Glotov — Candidate of Economic Sciences, Professor, Deputy Director of the Federal Financial Monitoring Service
Russian Federation
Vladimir I. Glotov — Candidate of Economic Sciences, Professor, Deputy Director of the Federal Financial Monitoring Service
I. A. Arzhanov
Diplomatic Academy of the Russian Foreign Ministry
Russian Federation
Igor A. Arzhanov — 2nd-year master’s student, Department of International Relations, International Security
Russian Federation
Igor A. Arzhanov — 2nd-year master’s student, Department of International Relations, International Security
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Glotov V.I., Arzhanov I.A. NATO and Arctic security: Challenges, Opportunities and Prospects. Humanities and Social Sciences. Bulletin of the Financial University. 2019;9(5):92-96. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.26794/2226-7867-2019-9-5-92-96
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