China’s role in the Arctic regime remains a debatable topic in the expert discourse on the High North. Currently, in view of the aggravated conflicts in other regions that include Russia as the largest Arctic state, and China as its strategic partner, the Arctic regimes are experiencing salient disturbances. Against this backdrop, an understanding of China’s opportunities to affect Arctic affairs ...

The Yamal LNG and Arctic LNG 2 projects have set an example of successful cooperation between French, Russian, and Chinese private enterprises. A new energy system that has longterm consequences for European-Russian-Chinese relations. In this chapter, we discuss how Russian Arctic LNG (liquified natural gas) links China and Europe in a global energy network of natural gas trade, and what role it ...

Two factors historically played a decisive role in the West Nordic region’s affairs: its strategic location and small societies’ long struggle for independence. The current power balance shift challenges the progress of Iceland, the Faroe Islands, and Greenland towards strengthening their independence and sovereignty. The research suggests a theoretical contemplation of the West Nordic region’s ...