The Arctic Common Good or National interests Johannes

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The Arctic: Common Good or National interests? Johannes Nordby Royal Danish Defence College

The Arctic: Common Good or National interests? Johannes Nordby Royal Danish Defence College

The Scramble for the Arctic 3 04 -03 -2021

The Scramble for the Arctic 3 04 -03 -2021

Institutionalizing the Arctic • • Economic Transportation Tourism Science • But what about: •

Institutionalizing the Arctic • • Economic Transportation Tourism Science • But what about: • Military security • Political Security 4 04 -03 -2021

UNCLOS Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf 5 04 -03 -2021

UNCLOS Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf 5 04 -03 -2021

Arctic Council Main political purpose: International recognition of the Arctic as belonging to the

Arctic Council Main political purpose: International recognition of the Arctic as belonging to the Arctic states. Exclusion of Non-Arctic states The observer status of Non-arctic states. 6 04 -03 -2021

Arctic Council Agreement on Cooperation on Marine Oil Pollution, Preparedness and Response in the

Arctic Council Agreement on Cooperation on Marine Oil Pollution, Preparedness and Response in the Arctic Canada-Denmark, Agreement for Co-operation Relating to the Marine Environment 7 04 -03 -2021

Arctic Security Forces Roundtable 8 04 -03 -2021

Arctic Security Forces Roundtable 8 04 -03 -2021

A Danish take on Arctic security The Kingdom is the weakness Arctic power A

A Danish take on Arctic security The Kingdom is the weakness Arctic power A shift from idealism to realism? Danish security policy is becoming less snow blind White paper on military presence due December 2014.

Concluding remarks on institutionalizing the Arctic • More multilateral agreements within ”soft” security •

Concluding remarks on institutionalizing the Arctic • More multilateral agreements within ”soft” security • But a lack of institutionalizing political and military security. • Spill over from the conflict in Ukraine. • Arctic Council as a political institution and political networking. • Exclusion of other institutions and states • Mainly bilateral agreement on UNCLOS issues 10 04 -03 -2021