Geopolitical tensions framing different industries in the European Arctic: aquaculture, forestry, mining, and tourism in question
Russia’s full-scale war on Ukraine in early 2022 has brought geopolitics, particularly classical geopolitics, back into the political and economic discussions and decision-making. Discursive, as well as real-world change, has been rapid, as the turn of the 21st century was the time of globalisation...
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| author | Leena Suopajärvi Juulia Tikkanen Anna Guðrún Edvardsdóttir Sigrid Engen Esa Inkilä Audun Iversen Vigdis Nygaard Rannveig Ólafsdóttir |
| author_facet | Leena Suopajärvi Juulia Tikkanen Anna Guðrún Edvardsdóttir Sigrid Engen Esa Inkilä Audun Iversen Vigdis Nygaard Rannveig Ólafsdóttir |
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| description | Russia’s full-scale war on Ukraine in early 2022 has brought geopolitics, particularly classical geopolitics, back into the political and economic discussions and decision-making. Discursive, as well as real-world change, has been rapid, as the turn of the 21st century was the time of globalisation and neoliberal ideology – the free movement of people, products, and services. However, in this paper, we argue that classical geopolitics has defined the development of Northern industries even before the war began in 2022. Our interview data (n = 60) collected in the advent of the Russian invasion of Ukraine reveal that the themes of state power; ‘hard’ security meaning military armament; the economy as a field of national interests; and spill-over effects of geopolitical tensions between superpowers have framed economic fortunes in the European Arctic. It is concluded that the state actors’ interests in the European Arctic’s physical space and natural assets will be increasingly expanding. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e92e70e33566499e876b7bf40bc2ed682025-08-20T01:59:01ZengTaylor & Francis GroupJournal of Land Use Science1747-423X1747-42482024-12-0119112113310.1080/1747423X.2024.2357576Geopolitical tensions framing different industries in the European Arctic: aquaculture, forestry, mining, and tourism in questionLeena Suopajärvi0Juulia Tikkanen1Anna Guðrún Edvardsdóttir2Sigrid Engen3Esa Inkilä4Audun Iversen5Vigdis Nygaard6Rannveig Ólafsdóttir7Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Lapland, Rovaniemi, FinlandFaculty of Social Sciences, University of Lapland, Rovaniemi, FinlandDepartment of Aquaculture and Fish Biology, Holar University, Háskólinn á Hólum, Hólar, IcelandTromsø Department, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA), Tromsø, NorwayBioeconomy and Environment (BITA), Natural Resource Institute (LUKE), Rovaniemi, FinlandNorwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture Research (NOFIMA), Tromsø, NorwayDepartment of Health and Society, Norwegian Research Center (NORCE), Alta, NorwayDepartment of Geography and Tourism Studies, Institute of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Iceland, Reykjavík, IcelandRussia’s full-scale war on Ukraine in early 2022 has brought geopolitics, particularly classical geopolitics, back into the political and economic discussions and decision-making. Discursive, as well as real-world change, has been rapid, as the turn of the 21st century was the time of globalisation and neoliberal ideology – the free movement of people, products, and services. However, in this paper, we argue that classical geopolitics has defined the development of Northern industries even before the war began in 2022. Our interview data (n = 60) collected in the advent of the Russian invasion of Ukraine reveal that the themes of state power; ‘hard’ security meaning military armament; the economy as a field of national interests; and spill-over effects of geopolitical tensions between superpowers have framed economic fortunes in the European Arctic. It is concluded that the state actors’ interests in the European Arctic’s physical space and natural assets will be increasingly expanding.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/1747423X.2024.2357576Classical geopoliticsEuropean Arcticaquacultureforestryminingtourism |
| spellingShingle | Leena Suopajärvi Juulia Tikkanen Anna Guðrún Edvardsdóttir Sigrid Engen Esa Inkilä Audun Iversen Vigdis Nygaard Rannveig Ólafsdóttir Geopolitical tensions framing different industries in the European Arctic: aquaculture, forestry, mining, and tourism in question Journal of Land Use Science Classical geopolitics European Arctic aquaculture forestry mining tourism |
| title | Geopolitical tensions framing different industries in the European Arctic: aquaculture, forestry, mining, and tourism in question |
| title_full | Geopolitical tensions framing different industries in the European Arctic: aquaculture, forestry, mining, and tourism in question |
| title_fullStr | Geopolitical tensions framing different industries in the European Arctic: aquaculture, forestry, mining, and tourism in question |
| title_full_unstemmed | Geopolitical tensions framing different industries in the European Arctic: aquaculture, forestry, mining, and tourism in question |
| title_short | Geopolitical tensions framing different industries in the European Arctic: aquaculture, forestry, mining, and tourism in question |
| title_sort | geopolitical tensions framing different industries in the european arctic aquaculture forestry mining and tourism in question |
| topic | Classical geopolitics European Arctic aquaculture forestry mining tourism |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/1747423X.2024.2357576 |
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