title: Unboxing Arctic Security Relations and Dynamics
abstract: The security interests of Arctic states are increasingly described as intertwined. The Arctic is seen either as a region where great power rivalries or resource wars are likely or as a part of the world defined by cooperative traits and shared security interests. An increasing number of Arctic-focused scholars refer to the Arctic as a “region” in terms of security interests, but is this really the case if we make use of the different ways a security region has been outlined as an analytical tool