Intensive transnational cooperation and manifestations of the NATO-Russia security rivalry
have endured for over 30 years in the post-Cold War Arctic. Drawing upon the concept of …

Since Mikhail Gorbachev's icebreaking Murmansk speech in 1987, the Arctic has been
considered to be an “exceptional” region of peace and cooperation in security studies. While …

Building on a discourse-theoretical reading of securitization theory, this article theorizes and
examines how two political entities can become locked in a negative spiral of identification …

According to a humorous comment from a senior Western Arctic military officer, if anyone
was to mount an invasion in the Arctic, his first job would be to rescue them. This quip …

The debate about how to defend NATO's northern flank is closely connected to geographic
particularities, the demanding Arctic climate, as well as to ever-evolving technological …

The scholarly literature on Russia's influence in Europe has so far mainly focused on
Russia's influence activities, discussed either as 'disinformation'or 'soft power'. Less attention …

Using the concept of communities of practice, the article explores how boundary-crossing
practices on borders vulnerable to states'“high politics” have developed overtime, leading to …

Konseptet beroligelse utgjør en del av «arvesølvet» i norsk sikkerhetspolitikk. Russlands
siste invasjon av Ukraina har aktualisert debatten om den «klassiske» beroligelsen: de …

While both Norway and the United States are Arctic states, their security policy approaches
towards the Arctic region vary. For Norway, the High North is a central part of national …

ABSTRACT “Hybrid warfare” is a term increasingly used to refer to complex threat scenarios
where the actors, means and intentions are not always apparent. Changes in the Arctic's …