Arctic region and geopolitics

Jens Stoltenberg

Inserted 1 year ago

“The high north is strategically important for Euro-Atlantic security. The shortest path to North America for Russian missiles and bombers would be over the North Pole. This makes NORAD's [North American Aerospace Defense Command] role vital for North America and therefore also for NATO. Beijing and Moscow have pledged to intensify practical cooperation in the Arctic. This forms part of the deepening strategic partnership that challenges our values and our interests. NATO must respond with an increased presence in the far north and investment in new capabilities. Climate change is making the high north more important because the ice is melting and it's becoming more accessible both for economic activity and for military activity.”

Aljazeera

Secretary General of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

27 Aug 2022 (approx) 6 4

Antony Blinken

Inserted 2 years ago

“We have concerns about some of the increased military activities in the Arctic that increase the...prospects of accidents...and undermine the shared goal of a peaceful and sustainable future for the region. What we need to avoid is a militarization of the region. We've seen Russia advance unlawful maritime claims, particularly its regulation of foreign vessels transiting the Northern Sea route, which are inconsistent with international law.”

Rferl

U.S. Secretary of State

18 May 2021 3 3

Sergey Lavrov

Inserted 2 years ago

“It has been absolutely clear for everyone for a long time that this is our territory, this is our land. We are responsible for ensuring our Arctic coast is safe.”

Rferl

Russian Foreign Minister

17 May 2021 1 3

Aleqa Hammond

Inserted 3 years ago

“Greenland wants international co-operation, regardless of whether it's the United States or not. The Arctic must be very aware about the agenda behind the Americans' interest … and be sure that the Arctic people are the ones to decide in the end if this should be or not.”

Cbc

Chair of Greenland's parliamentary foreign and security policy committee

20 Jan 2021 4 4

Nikolai Yevmenov

Inserted 3 years ago

“We are holding such massive drills there for the first time ever. We are building up our forces to ensure the economic development of the region. We are getting used to the Arctic spaces.”

Apnews

Commander in chief of the Russia's Navy

28 Aug 2020 3 4

Mike Pompeo

Inserted 3 years ago

“I think we have all been a little bit naive to watch not only the Russians but the Chinese interest there continue to become more and more aggressive. We are a little late. That’s alright, I’ve been late to parties before and had a great time. We’ll succeed.”

Reuters

U.S. Secretary of State

22 Jul 2020 3 5

Lars Findsen

Inserted 3 years ago

“We have looked at Chinese research activities in the Arctic, and see that the Chinese military is showing an increasing interest in being part of that. It is likely that a part of China’s build-up of knowledge about the Arctic and capacity to operate in the Arctic will take place in a collaboration between civilian and military actors.”

Reuters

Danish Defence Intelligence Service chief

29 Nov 2019 2 3

Mike Pompeo

Inserted 3 years ago

“The region has become an arena of global power and competition. Just because the Arctic is a place of wilderness does not mean it should become a place of lawlessness. China’s pattern of aggressive behaviour elsewhere will inform how it treats the Arctic. Do we want the Arctic Ocean to transform into a new South China Sea, fraught with militarisation and competing territorial claims? There are only Arctic states and non-Arctic states. No third category exists, and claiming otherwise entitles China to exactly nothing.”

Theguardian

U.S. Secretary of State

06 May 2019 2 4

Kong Xuanyou

Inserted 3 years ago

“Some people may have misgivings over our participation in the development of the Arctic, worried we may have other intentions, or that we may plunder resources or damage the environment. I believe these kinds of concerns are absolutely unnecessary.”

Reuters

China's Vice-Foreign Minister

25 Jan 2018 1 3

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“It has been absolutely clear for everyone for a long time that this is our territory, this is our land. We are responsible for ensuring our Arctic coast is safe.”

“Greenland wants international co-operation, regardless of whether it's the United States or not. The Arctic must be very aware about the agenda behind the Americans' interest … and be sure that the Arctic people are the ones to decide in the end if this should be or not.”

“We are holding such massive drills there for the first time ever. We are building up our forces to ensure the economic development of the region. We are getting used to the Arctic spaces.”

“I think we have all been a little bit naive to watch not only the Russians but the Chinese interest there continue to become more and more aggressive. We are a little late. That’s alright, I’ve been late to parties before and had a great time. We’ll succeed.”

“Some people may have misgivings over our participation in the development of the Arctic, worried we may have other intentions, or that we may plunder resources or damage the environment. I believe these kinds of concerns are absolutely unnecessary.”

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