| Description |
1 online resource (ii, 42 pages) : color maps, color photographs |
| Contents |
Executive summary. -- I. The military security threat environment. -- II. Arctic defense policies. -- Canadian defense policy. -- Danish defense policy. -- Finnish defense policy. -- Norwegian defense policy. -- Swedish defense policy. -- III. Points of congruence and points of friction. -- Areas of congruence. -- Areas of difference. -- IV. Arctic domain awareness. -- Increase manned contingents. -- Unmanned stationary sensors. -- Unmanned and remotely manned mobile systems. -- Satellite systems. -- Information sharing. -- V. Recommendations. -- Unmanned and remotely manned systems. -- Manned systems. -- Data links. -- Basing. -- Exercises. -- Annex 1: Defense spending 2005-2020. -- Annex 2: Cooperative defense agreements and defense forums in the Nordic-North Atlantic region |
| Summary |
This report assesses the defense policies of Canada, Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden as they apply to the Arctic. Russia's annexation of Crimea, its militarization of the Kola Peninsula, and its opposition to the liberal international order forced Arctic states to revisit their defense policies. Some focused attention on the Baltic Sea. Others focused on territorial defense. Still others focused on the Arctic. By 2021, however, each state had a relatively well-defined defense policy for the Arctic. This report details each policy's content, trends over time within each country, and areas of convergence or divergence across countries. The report then places the concept of domain awareness within the context of Arctic defense strategies. The report concludes with recommendations on acquiring and using manned and unmanned systems, data links, distributed basing, and military exercises to ensure a secure and stable Arctic |
| Notes |
"March 2022." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (Atlantic Council, viewed April 7, 2022) |
| Subject |
Security, International -- Arctic regions
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Security, International -- Government policy -- Canada
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Security, International -- Government policy -- Denmark
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Security, International -- Government policy -- Finland
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Security, International -- Government policy -- Norway
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Security, International -- Government policy -- Sweden
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Security, International
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Arctic Regions
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Canada
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Denmark
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Finland
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Norway
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Sweden
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Atlantic Council of the United States, publisher.
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| ISBN |
9781619772236 |
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161977223X |
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