Conflict in the marine environment is of increasing relevance as blue growth boundaries are
pushed and resource access and use are in dispute. Social science disciplines have a long …

ABSTRACT For Norway, the Arctic is an integral part of the country in terms of both
economic development and security considerations. Since 2005, consecutive governments …

Svalbard will gain increased strategic importance in the future development of the
Norwegian Arctic. We argue from a perspective of international relations that the current …

A changing climate will challenge the effectiveness and functioning of existing international
resource management structures or international regimes. This is already evident in regimes …

The Arctic is changing. Facing challenges driven by resource demands, changing power
relations and climate change, the top of the world demands the attention of European states …

The Svalbard archipelago, located in the Arctic Ocean, is administered by Norway through
the 1920 Svalbard Treaty. There is a dearth of research investigating Svalbard's economic …

The Arctic region is significantly affected by rising temperatures and melting ice due to
climate change, which provides immense economic opportunities for stakeholders within …

This article studies Russia's stance on the legal status and regime of the Spitsbergen's
waters and the logic behind it. Russia has traditionally disagreed with the Norwegian …

The Arctic has become a victim of popularised geopolitical analyses. Common conceptions
of 'geopolitical rivalry'being caused or even accelerated by sea ice melting are too simplistic …

Taking a state to court for maritime disputes is not necessarily a straightforward issue for a
given state under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). This …