Assessing the strategic utility of the High North: the colder war
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Authors
Daigle, Brandon J.
James, Brian W.
Subjects
Arctic
High North
Russia
policy
resources
trade
environmental Northern Sea Route
Northwest Passage
climate
High North
Russia
policy
resources
trade
environmental Northern Sea Route
Northwest Passage
climate
Advisors
Borer, Douglas R.
Date of Issue
2016-12
Date
Dec-16
Publisher
Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School
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Abstract
Russia's current policy and associated expansion in the High North directly contrast the United States' weak Arctic policy. To secure its objectives in the Arctic, the United States—which has constrained diplomatic, military and economic resources for foreign relations—must assess if Arctic investment is truly worthwhile. This thesis examines the military dimension of Arctic expansion in order to assess the risk and overall investment of U.S. militarization against diplomatic agreements. Using Senturion modeling and simulation software via closed-loop capstone wargames, this thesis helps forecast potential implications of various U.S. Arctic policy avenues across the spectrum of known stakeholders and against each stakeholder's stated or perceived preferences.
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Defense Analysis (DA)
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.