Efectele războiului din Ucraina asupra Regiunii Arctice
The Implications of the War in Ukraine on the Arctic Region

Summary/Abstract: The war in Ukraine deteriorated the security context in Europe, as well as the ties between the West and the East. The new security context in Europe has reverberations on multiple sectors, among which energy, food and migration, as well as on the whole international system. In this new context, the implications of the war in Ukraine are also echoed in the Arctic region, considering Russia’s presence and role in the High North. Characterized through its exceptionalism, the High North is currently confronting with new tensions due to Russia assertiveness and the other seven arctic states’ reluctance to continue their cooperation with Russia, in the light of its aggression in Ukraine. China’s ambitions and interests in the High North and its partnership with Russia will further debilitate the security context in the region. At the same time, the Arctic region is still confronting with issues such as climate change, environmental protection, oil pollution, sustainability and underdevelopment, issues that until recently were addressed through cooperation and dialogue among all arctic states. The present paper explores the different changes and challenges that the region is currently confronting with, in the context of the war in Ukraine, and how the future will look like in the near future. The partial freeze of the Arctic Council activity was the first sign of the relationship deterioration between Russia and the Western countries.

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