NATO’s Polar Quartet: The US, Canada, Denmark and Norway in the Arctic
NATO’s Polar Quartet: The US, Canada, Denmark and Norway in the Arctic

Author(s): Piotr Szymański
Subject(s): Economic policy, Government/Political systems, International relations/trade, Security and defense, Political behavior, Comparative politics, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment
Published by: OSW Ośrodek Studiów Wschodnich im. Marka Karpia
Keywords: Arctic region; Arctic four; United States; Canada; Denmark; Norway; EU; NATO; Economy and trade; Security and defence; Russia; China;
Summary/Abstract: The name ‘Arctic’ comes from the Greek arktos, meaning ‘bear’; ancient people marked the north based on the position of the Great Bear constellation. Today, the Arctic is increasingly portrayed as a region, which lies in the ‘shadow’ of the bear. This of course refers to Russia, which has been steadily building up its military capabilities in the High North and investing in the development of the Northern Sea Route (NSR) and the extraction of Arctic resources. It also lays the most far‑reaching claims to the continental shelf around the North Pole.

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