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U.S. Arctic security policy: North American Arctic strategies, Russian hubris and Chinese ambitions
Die arktische Sicherheitspolitik der USA: amerikanische Arktisstrategien, russische Hybris und chinesische Ambitionen
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Abstract
Unlike his predecessors, US President Joe Biden made important decisions early in his term to enable better coordination of US Arctic policy. This includes foremost the National Strategy for the Arctic Region that was published later than planned as a result of Russia’s war of aggression, which dest... view more
Unlike his predecessors, US President Joe Biden made important decisions early in his term to enable better coordination of US Arctic policy. This includes foremost the National Strategy for the Arctic Region that was published later than planned as a result of Russia’s war of aggression, which destroyed the few remaining hopes for cooperation and made the Arctic a security policy issue. Alaska, as the northernmost American state, is naturally at the centre of US Arctic policy, which increasingly also must take Chinese activities into consideration. Most recently, in September 2022, the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) detected Chinese and Russian warships off Alaska. Currently, only one US icebreaker is continuously available in the Arctic theatre with the mission to protect sovereignty in the Arctic Ocean and monitor ice-covered areas. Alaska is also the very same US state that the recent Chinese spy balloon flew over, which was eventually shot down in February 2023. After decades of scant attention, is the Arctic now finally becoming the object of a more engaged US security policy? (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
United States of America; security policy; defense policy; Arctic; Russia; China
Classification
Peace and Conflict Research, International Conflicts, Security Policy
Free Keywords
Regionale strategische Konzeption; Arktis; Sicherheitspolitische Interessen; Interessendivergenzen bei internationalem Akteur
Document language
English
Publication Year
2023
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
8 p.
Series
SWP Comment, 40/2023
DOI
https://doi.org/10.18449/2023C40
ISSN
2747-5107
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications