An ‘Arctic Strategy’ for Greece? Paving the Way from the Mediterranean to the Pole
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Jun 29, 2022
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Greece Arctic strategy Arctic Council Arctic Ocean international relations international law climate change
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The Arctic region stands at the threshold of unprecedented changes with profound socioecological and geopolitical ramifications throughout the region and beyond. Previously local challenges have nowadays become global, and non-Arctic stakeholders demonstrate an ever-expanding interest in engaging with Arctic affairs, much driven by the consequences of global warming and emerging geopolitical realities. This policy brief aims at articulating Greece’s established relationship to the Arctic and investigates the main motives that may drive the shaping of a potential Greek Arctic policy in the future. After illuminating the status quo of the existing Greek Arctic engagement, the brief explores strategic pathways to overcome ongoing barriers and secure the state’s interests in the region.
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Tsiouvalas, A. (2022). An ‘Arctic Strategy’ for Greece? Paving the Way from the Mediterranean to the Pole. HAPSc Policy Briefs Series, 3(1), 150–159. https://doi.org/10.12681/hapscpbs.31004
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