1983
DOI: 10.1111/j.1536-7150.1983.tb01733.x
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The geopolitics of the Arctic

Abstract: Abstract. The Arctic is a region of extremely sparse population, harsh climatic conditions and potentially rich resources which is strategically significant as an air route and waterway. The United States and Canada, the Scandinavian countries and the Soviet Union are engaged in developing the area's oil deposits, fisheries and other resources. Both the Western Bloc and the Soviet Bloc have spent billions of dollars fortifying and arming the region, which provides the shortest air routes between major cities … Show more

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“…Onunla benzer ölçüde, Vsevolod Gunitsky ise ''On Thin Ice: Water Rights and Resource Disputes in the Arctic Ocean'' adlı araştırmasında (Gunitsky, 2008: 261-271) Arktik devletlerinin uyuşmazlığı üzerindeki değişkenlerini enerji diplomasisi, gemicilik ve uluslararası hukukun zayıflığı olarak belirler. Ayrıca kimi araştırmacılar Soğuk Savaş'ın bitimine kadar Arktik Bölgesi'nde güç odaklı stratejik çıkarlara değinirken (Huitfeldt vd, 1992), kimileri ise bölgenin stratejik öneminin yanı sıra ekonomik ve politik önemine de değinmiştir (Roucek, 1983).…”
Section: Li̇teratürunclassified
“…Onunla benzer ölçüde, Vsevolod Gunitsky ise ''On Thin Ice: Water Rights and Resource Disputes in the Arctic Ocean'' adlı araştırmasında (Gunitsky, 2008: 261-271) Arktik devletlerinin uyuşmazlığı üzerindeki değişkenlerini enerji diplomasisi, gemicilik ve uluslararası hukukun zayıflığı olarak belirler. Ayrıca kimi araştırmacılar Soğuk Savaş'ın bitimine kadar Arktik Bölgesi'nde güç odaklı stratejik çıkarlara değinirken (Huitfeldt vd, 1992), kimileri ise bölgenin stratejik öneminin yanı sıra ekonomik ve politik önemine de değinmiştir (Roucek, 1983).…”
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“…Thus, during the height of the Second Cold War, US sociologist Joseph Roucek drew directly on Stefansson's writings about aerospace technology uniting the Arctic to assert a new age of integration brought about by the intercontinental ballistic missile:
The ‘Arctic Mediterranean’ is a perfect example of an area in which technological advances, especially in aviation, have caused far‐reaching changes which force a new evaluation of locational factors in the region (Roucek , p. 463).
The key ‘locational factor’ for Roucek was that the Soviet Union was now much closer to the United States than most Americans realised, and that strategic resources should therefore be deployed northward. A similar perspective was taken in 2010 by the Standing Committee on National Defence in Canada's House of Commons when it issued a report on ‘Canada's Arctic Sovereignty’ (Government of Canada ), which begins with a reference to Stefansson's concept of the Polar Mediterranean.…”
Section: The Arctic As Polar Mediterraneanmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The ‘Arctic Mediterranean’ is a perfect example of an area in which technological advances, especially in aviation, have caused far‐reaching changes which force a new evaluation of locational factors in the region (Roucek , p. 463).…”
Section: The Arctic As Polar Mediterraneanmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Generally speaking, the Arctic is understood to comprise all territory and water (ice) north of the Arctic Circle (Howard 2009). The main geographical features of the Arctic are the relatively small land mass, the harsh climate and the tiny population (Roucek 1983). Five countries border the Arctic Ocean (see Figure 1): Russia, the USA, Canada, Denmark (Greenland) and Norway (Svalbard).…”
Section: Representations Of the Arcticmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Finland, Iceland and Sweden are considered Arctic countries as well, because their territory lies partially north of the Arctic Circle. During the Cold War, the region was mainly seen as a strategic area, defined mostly in military terms: a strategic site for submarine voyages, bombing routes and early warning systems (Roucek 1983).…”
Section: Representations Of the Arcticmentioning
confidence: 99%