Browsing Articles by Author "Åtland, Kristian"
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Destined for deadlock? Russia, Ukraine, and the unfulfilled Minsk agreements
Åtland, Kristian (2020-01-27)Bringing peace, security, and stability to the war-torn region of Donbas has proven to be a challenging — some would say near-impossible — task. The "Minsk II" agreement, signed in February 2015, was supposed to put an end ... -
Interstate Relations in the Arctic: An Emerging Security Dilemma?
Åtland, Kristian (2014)The five states that surround the Arctic Ocean— Russia, Canada, the United States, Denmark, and Norway—have in recent years taken various measures to protect their economic and security interests in the north. The measures ... -
Military Muscle-Flexing as Interstate Communication: Russian NOTAM Warnings off the Coast of Norway, 2015–2021
Åtland, Kristian; Pedersen, Torbjørn; Nilsen, Thomas (2022-06-14)When, where, and why does Russia issue warnings about missile launches and other potentially dangerous military activities in international waters and airspace west and north of Norway? Drawing on information derived from ... -
Myndighetsutøver, ressursforvalter og livredder – den russiske kystvakten i støpeskjeen
Åtland, Kristian (2016)The Russian Coast Guard, or Beregovaya okhrana, was formally established in 2007 and plays a crucial role in the management of natural resources located in the vast maritime areas under Russian jurisdiction. The purpose ... -
North European security after the Ukraine conflict
Åtland, Kristian (2016)Russia’s illegal occupation and annexation of the Crimean peninsula in February–March 2014, and the country’s well-documented involvement in the separatist conflict in Eastern Ukraine, have led to a significant ... -
Redrawing borders, reshaping orders: Russia’s quest for dominance in the Black Sea region
Åtland, Kristian (2021-01-04)Since Russia’s annexation of Crimea in March 2014, severe limitations have been placed on Ukraine’s coastal state rights and navigational freedoms in the Black and Azov Seas and the Kerch Strait. The "Kerch Strait clash" ... -
Russia and its Western Neighbours: A Comparative Study of the Security Situation in the Black, Baltic and Barents Sea Regions
Åtland, Kristian; Kabanenko, Ihor (2019-12-17)Since Russia’s military intervention in Ukraine in 2014, the security situation of Europe’s eastern "frontline states" has undergone significant changes. In and around the Black Sea, the Baltic Sea and the Barents Sea, the ... -
Russia's Northern Fleet and the Oil Industry-Rivals or Partners? Petroleum, Security, and Civil-Military Relations in the Post-Cold War European Arctic
Åtland, Kristian (2009)Described as one of the world's most promising new energy provinces, the European Arctic is no longer primarily seen as a military playground. Russia's approach to the region is increasingly governed by national economic ... -
Russland og Ukraina – krigsmål, virkemiddelbruk ogmåloppnåelse
Åtland, Kristian (2023-05-02)Det sikkerhetspolitiske landskapet i Europa er i 2022 blitt endret på dramatisk vis. Russlands fullskala invasjon av Ukraina, som startet den 24. februar, utviklet seg raskt til å bli den største og mest ødeleggende krigen ... -
When Security Speech Acts Misfire: Russia and the Elektron Incident
Åtland, Kristian; Bruusgaard, Kristin Ven (2009)In October 2005, the Russian trawler Elektron refused to be subjected to arrest when caught by the Norwegian coast guard fishing illegally in the Fisheries Protection Zone off the Svalbard archipelago. With two Norwegian ...