Publication
By:
Dr. Elizabeth Wishnick,
Dr. Cameron Carlson
Outlet:
Journal of Indo-Pacific Affairs Date:
October 03, 2022
Link
Dr. Elizabeth Wishnick,
Dr. Cameron Carlson
Outlet:
Journal of Indo-Pacific Affairs Date:
October 03, 2022
Link
This article explores how the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine has upended and reshaped
Arctic security, institutions, and partnerships. With Arctic governance institutions
that include Russia, such as the Arctic Council, on pause and scientific collaboration
with Russia interrupted, the military dimension has overshadowed Arctic cooperation—while
highlighting the traditional security risks of dependence on fossil fuels and distracting
attention from other key Arctic issues such as climate change and the socioeconomic
development of indigenous communities. Russia’s ambitions for agency as Arctic Council
chair have been thwarted, and Moscow’s plans for economic development of the Russian
Arctic and Northern Sea Route are in doubt. Although some regional cooperation continues
through multilateral agreements, the path forward for dialogue on traditional and
nontraditional security in the Arctic remains uncertain.