Military-to-military relations in the Arctic: Building confidence in a changing region
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Military-to-military relations in the Arctic: Building confidence in a changing region Kristofer Bergh, SIPRI
Wroclaw
23 November 2012
BSIPRI is an independent international institute dedicated to research into conflict, armaments, arms control and disarmament. Established in 1966, SIPRI provides data, analysis and recommendations, based on open sources, to policymakers, researchers, media and the interested public.
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
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Borders and shelfs
- Hans Island
- North West Passage
- Overlapping claims
Incidents at sea
- Russian trawlers in Barents sea
Increased military capabilities
- may cause concern
Possible sources of tension
USACanada
NorwayDenmarkIceland
SwedenFinland
Russia
NATO
NORAD NORDEFCO
PfP, CHOD, ASFR
International military co-op in the Arctic
NATO
Canada unwilling to engage
Norway positive
US to gain
Russia suspicious
North Atlantic Cooperation
NORAD
”Special relationship”
USNORTHCOM
North American Cooperation
Stoltenberg Report, 2009
Declaration of solidarity, 2011
NORDEFCO
Russia suspicious
Nordic Cooperation
Arctic Chief of Defence meeting
– Arctic 8
– High level
Arctic Security Forces Roundtable
- Arctic 8+
- Low level Russian engagement
Circumpolar Cooperation
Race for resources
– Most resources lie within internationally established boundaries
Arctic land grab
– UNCLOS
– Ilulissat
Arctic arms race
- CHOD, ASFR
Incidents at sea
Building confidence
Kristofer BerghStockholm International Peace Research
Institute
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