Sökning: "Arctic Region"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 158 uppsatser innehållade orden Arctic Region.
1. Norra polcirkelns uppvärmning och ännu varmare maktkapplöpning
Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenSammanfattning : Today the climate in the arctic regions are changing at a rapid rate, faster than any speed previously recorded in human history but how is it impacting the geopolitical situation in these regions? New territory is being created by the ice melting and new natural resources are being found, how can this impact the current situation? This study looks at and discusses the current geopolitical situation in the Arctic using two theories from international relations, realism and liberalism and how the situation can develop using these theories. From a realist standpoint it is a balance of power held in check primarily by nuclear weapons. LÄS MER
2. Securing the Arctic : An analysis of Sweden's construction of security in the Arctic (2020-2023)
Master-uppsats, FörsvarshögskolanSammanfattning : This thesis examines how the Arctic region is portrayed and constructed as a security matter within Swedish state discourses from 2020 to 2023. Focused on the escalating geopolitical significance and the transformative impact of climate change in the Arctic, the thesis scrutinizes Sweden's portrayal of security in the region. LÄS MER
3. The Polar Bear and the Ice Dragon : Examining Russia's Foreign Policy Towards China in the Arctic
Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutet för Rysslands- och EurasienstudierSammanfattning : The Arctic is a region which has been historically and is contemporary important for Russia. The Arctic is a matter of concern not only for the states bordering it but has also garnered attention from China. It demonstrated its interest by releasing its policy on the region for the first time in 2018. LÄS MER
4. The Arctic in Transition : Great Power Competition at the End of the Post-Cold War Order
Master-uppsats, FörsvarshögskolanSammanfattning : This study uses defensive realism, offensive realism and power transition theory (PTT) in order to examine the great powers’ grand strategies in the Arctic region, aiming to recontextualise the security theatre in the Arctic as a reflection of the return of great power politics and the end of Arctic exceptionalism, and to examine the explanatory power of the different strands of realism on the great power behaviour identified in their Arctic strategies. The study is conducted using qualitative content analysis and utilises Jacob Westberg’s theorisation of grand strategies through the categories of context, ends, means and ways as analytical framework, to which the theoretical framework is applied. LÄS MER
5. The bzzzt of frirends. Interspecific competition in Arctic plants for pollination services.
Master-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för biologi och miljövetenskapSammanfattning : The Arctic has a harsh environment that is challenging for the flora and fauna that inhabits the region. The ruling abiotic factors of the region results is a low species richness that creates a potential challenge for the region’s plant species. LÄS MER
