Introduction: Norway's strategic priority
Journal: Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks
Year: 2023

The Arctic - or ‘High North’, as it is called in a Norwegian context - has, since the early 2000s, been Norway’s foremost priority in its foreign and security policies. This has to do with three things: Russia, global attention to the region, and economic opportunities. However, the situation looks different now than when Norway first raised the area on the political agenda two decades ago. The High North and the entire circumpolar Arctic have become an arena for symbol politics and military exe