The UK and Arctic Security:Forward Defence
Journal: University of Southern Denmark Research Portal (University of Southern Denmark)
Year: 2019

The United Kingdom (UK) is not an Arctic state, but over the past decade its policies towards the region have developed in significant ways.Since 2013 the British Government has published two Arctic Policy Frameworks, setting out commitments to working cooperatively with the Arctic states and other stakeholders to ensure that as climate change occurs the region remains peaceful.In 2019, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) committed to publishing an Arctic Defence Strategy, that would "put the Arctic a