The Arctic – A Disputed Territory, Objective of a “New Geopolitical Great Game” Military Theory and Art
The Arctic – A Disputed Territory, Objective of a “New Geopolitical Great Game” Military Theory and Art

Summary/Abstract: The Arctic Ocean, the smallest and shallowest of the world’s oceans, openstwo new maritime communications routes and has an extremely harsh polarclimate throughout the year. The region is a mixture of geopolitical andeconomic interests, hosting a very diverse range of natural resources, especiallyhydrocarbons, but also gold, silver, uranium and other rare metals, whoseexploitation is unsustainable for the time being. The Arctic area is a spaceof geopolitical disputes between the riparian states, which try to impose itsjurisdiction over a large area of the territory, but also of non-riparian powers,such as China, Japan, Germany. Due to the importance it has acquired lately,the riparian states, especially the Russian Federation, but also those withinterests in the area, have begun to reconfigure their military presence beyondthe Polar Circle. The stakes have transformed Arctica into an objective of a“new big geopolitical game”.

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