The aim of this paper is to investigate the marine accidents/incidents which are recorded by
Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) as occurring north of 66° 33′ in the years from …

Since the beginning of the 20th century, the principal commercial maritime routes have
changed very little. With global warming, the Northern Sea Route (NSR) has opened up as a …

An explanation of the timing of the 2010 agreement resolving the marine delimitation dispute
between Norway and Russia in the Barents Sea must be sought mainly on the Russian side …

Global climate change provides both risks and opportunities in the surrounding areas of the
North Pole. Melting icebergs and glaciers increase the environmental risks to the ecosystem …

This article studies the role of observers under both the Arctic Environmental Protection
Strategy (AEPS) and the Arctic Council (AC) before the Nuuk ministerial meeting that took …

This book has been in preparation for several years. The Norwegian Ministry of Defence
gave me financial support to conduct the empirical investigation back in 2010, under its …

| Olav Schram Stokke| grabs” and approaching a “diplomatic gridlock.” 2 In the next section, I
substantiate the political stability inherent in the firm jurisdictional bases that exist for …

Distinctive institutional features can make a regime particularly suited for conducting one or
more generic tasks of governance: building knowledge, strengthening norms, enhancing …

This article analyses Russia's response and policy towards China in the Arctic andwhat type
of partnership Moscow is pursuing. China is an increasingly active player in the Arctic, with …

While a long-term decrease in overall Arctic sea ice extent has been recorded by the US
National Snow and Ice Data Center (2014) since the late 1970s, the unprecedented levels of …