Arctic science diplomacy of the Nordic Countries

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Abstract

Arctic science diplomacy (ASD) is one of the innovative tools for promoting a positive image of the state and building strong international partnerships in the region. This study aims to identify common and distinctive features of Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian, Icelandic and Danish ASDs. The article analyses the motivation and main priorities of the Nordic ASD both at the national and regional levels. The state of the ASD infrastructure in each of the Nordic countries is also described. The Nordic states seek to coordinate their Arctic research and create joint structures for these purposes. Since Denmark, Finland and Sweden are the EU members, The Nordic countries are actively using the financial, organizational and intellectual resources of the EU to increase the effectiveness of their ASD. A common feature for all five Nordic countries is also the close attention they pay to ASD as part of their polar strategies. The Nordic countries focus on the ASD since they have much less economic, geopolitical and military resources than such "Arctic giants" than the United States, Canada and Russia. The article also indicates that with the start of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine, scientific cooperation between the Nordic countries and Russia has been significantly reduced on the initiative of these states. This has further complicated the situation in the Arctic region.

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Maxim Yur'evich Gutenev

South Ural State University

Email: gutenevmi@susu.ru
Chelyabinsk, Russia

Alexander Anatol'evich Sergunin

St Petersburg State University;Nizhny Novgorod State University

Email: a.sergunin@spbu.ru
Saint Petersburg, Russia;Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

Olga Nikolaevna Shadrina

Northern Medical State University

Email: shadrina.olga.29@mail.ru
Arkhangelsk, Russia

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