| Author (Person) | Kobza, Piotr |
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| Publisher | College of Europe |
| Series Title | EU Diplomacy Papers |
| Series Details | No.1, January 2015 |
| Publication Date | January 2015 |
| Content Type | Journal | Series | Blog |
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The EU Arctic policy, initiated in the European Commission’s Communication “The European Union and the Arctic region” in 2008, was created to respond to the rising expectations that the European Union would have a bigger stake in this region which was gaining in importance due to its ecologic vulnerability, economic potential and clashing political interests of the global powers. Whether the European Union managed to establish itself as a significant actor in the Arctic through this new policy is open for discussion. Arguably, while the genuine interest and influence of the EU institutions was there to give a kick-start to this initiative, the pressure of the traditional and still dominant members of the regional Arctic system has been sufficient so far to effectively prevent it from realizing its full potential. |
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| Source Link | https://www.coleurope.eu/sites/default/files/research-paper/edp_5_2014_borreschmidt.pdf |
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| Countries / Regions | Europe, Northern Europe |
