... developing military and political situation in Northern Europe, the most likely location for NATO to set up a new command centre and deploy its troops would be Rovaniemi. There... ... necessary infrastructure for a logistical centre as it is where the Jaeger Brigade, the “Arctic” unit of the Finnish Army, is based. Rovaniemi is also just an hour's drive... ...
exercise at the end of April. A couple hundred units of American equipment and a couple thousand troops were transferred to the Finnish Polar Region through the Norwegian port...
The ICE alliance has more geopolitical and geostrategic rationale than economic
On July 11, 2024, on the margins of the NATO Summit in Washington, the US, Canada and Finland announced a new trilateral consortium—the Icebreaker Collaboration Effort,... ... regions and enforce international norms and treaties, a senior US administration official told reporters.
The Future of the Arctic Council. RIAC Report
The reference to international norms might sound ironic, when it comes from a country that has never ...
What the Big Game in the Arctic could look like
The activity of the United States Navy and the U.S.’s NATO allies in the Arctic is becoming a standing factor. The visit to the Barents Sea by a group of destroyers, regular under-ice exercises by nuclear submarines, the air patrol over Iceland, the formation of a new fleet with an Arctic zone of responsibility ...
... prospects of developing Arctic hydrocarbon resources and the Northern Sea Route became the top priority, while in the mid-2010s, those issues were partially eclipsed by Moscow’s new confrontation with Washington and a sharp decline in relations with its NATO allies.
China is thousands of miles away from the Arctic, so its interests in the region differ widely from those of Russia. They primarily stem from China’s position as one of the two leading global powers of the twenty-first century, and, on a more formal level, as a permanent member of the UN Security ...
The Prospects of Developing Cooperation in the Arctic
When a year draws to a close, tradition dictates that we take stock of the past 12 months and plan for the future. What ... ... various powers would step up their struggle for control over natural resources, and that the military confrontation between NATO and Russia would expand, did not come true either. The forecasts of China’s expansion in the Arctic under the slogan of ...
Possible Scenarios
The Arctic region is turning into an area of protracted geopolitical rivalry. This rivalry ... ... compromise in upholding their national interests within international organizations. NATO’s increasing activity in the Arctic will lead to transfiguration in relations... ... The Cold Response of 2012 became the largest exercise in recent years, with 16.3 thousand servicemen from 15 countries taking part in it (10 thousand in 2006, 8.5 thousand...
