This article aims for conceptual and empirical insights by focusing on a missing aspect in
sustainability transitions research: the geopolitical setting as a landscape pressure for …

Abstract As Longyearbyen, Svalbard, embarks on a transition away from the century-long
reliance on coal as the backbone of the Arctic community, existing understandings of place …

Abstract The Northern Sea Route (NSR) is an emerging alternative route to the Suez Canal;
however, inconclusive research exists on its benefits and viability. This paper uses a two …

With climate change, melting sea ice and snow in the Arctic increase the probability that
states engage in activities there. The prosperity of Arctic activities serves as a reminder to …

Nordområdene har vært på den utenriks-og sikkerhetspolitiske agendaen i Norge i over to
tiår. Ine Eriksen Søreide var først forsvarsminister, og deretter utenriksminister, i en periode …

Profitable marine invasions can occur when a newly arrived invasive species not only
negatively changes ecosystem characteristics but is also exploited as a valuable market …

This article analyses changes in national defence policies across the Baltic Sea region after
the exogenous shock of the Ukraine crisis in 2014. It draws on Punctuated Equilibrium …

Moscow explicitly challenges what it depicts as a Western‐led world order amid shifts in the
global balance of power. However, while Russia has emerged as a fundamentally …

International Relations (IR) considers states to be the central actors in the international
system, and IR's main theories have been heavily focused on great powers. While many …

The article presents three perspectives on how Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine has
impacted international relations and security in the Arctic: a North European, a pan-Arctic …