Spill-over from the Ukrainian crisis is threatening an otherwise benign international state of affairs in the Arctic …, raising once more the question of whether the Arctic is likely to be a scene for cooperation or conflict in the coming years …? This question has defined much International Relations research on the Arctic region even before Ukraine. This working …

Russia wants to realise a high degree of self-regulated stability in the Arctic. Moscow considers this necessary for … Arctic region. Moscow tries to guarantee its national security (including economic interests) by using a broad spectrum of … military build-up and corresponding strategic initiatives, which include new nuclear weapons systems. Other Arctic states as …