RUSI Journal, Jun 2013, Vol. 158, No. 3 By Lincoln E Flake
Climate change is decided to raise the controversy over maritime navigation and coastal state jurisdiction within the Arctic Ocean. Russia, with its centuries-old claim over the Northern Sea Route, is probably going to increasingly clash with proponents of navigational freedoms as receding ice makes Arctic seaborne logistics viable. Moving forward, Moscow’s Arctic posture may resemble its Near Abroad intransigence, particularly when handling foreign navies operating in Russia’s self-proclaimed area of control. Lincoln E Flake reflects on how the difficulty of freedom of navigation could pose a better risk to Arctic stability than the higher known disputes over seabed claims and competition for hydrocarbon resources.

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