Polar Stars: Toward an Epistemological Understanding of Security Constellations and the Arctic Case
Journal: Global Studies Quarterly
Year: 2023

Abstract The reemergence of great power competition, seen most significantly in the tension over Taiwan between the People’s Republic of China and the United States and in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, has sparked interest in the Arctic literature on whether and how great power competition might be emerging in the region. State-centric frameworks have emerged as the primary analytical frameworks within this burgeoning literature. While they offer important insights, the dynamics of security i