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The Polar Journal

Volume 4, Issue 1, 2014

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Russia in search of its Arctic strategy: between hard and soft power?
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Russia in search of its Arctic strategy: between hard and soft power?

DOI:
10.1080/2154896X.2014.913930
Alexander Serguninab* & Valery Konysheva

pages 69-87

Abstract

In contrast with the internationally wide-spread stereotype of Russia as a revisionist power in the High North, this paper argues that Moscow tries to pursue a double-faceted strategy in the region. On the one hand, such a strategy aims at defending Russia’s legitimate economic interests in the region. On the other hand, Moscow is open to cooperation with foreign partners that are willing to partake in exploiting the Arctic natural resources. The general conclusion is that in the foreseeable future Moscow’s strategy in the region will be predictable and pragmatic rather than aggressive or spontaneous.

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Details

  • Received: 9 Apr 2014
  • Accepted: 12 Apr 2014
  • Published online: 24 Jun 2014

Author affiliations

  • a Department of International Relations Theory & History, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia
  • b Department of Political Science, Higher School of Economics, St. Petersburg, Russia

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