China's Polar Silk Road: Opportunities and Challenges for Nordic Arctic

Year 2022, Volume: 4 Issue: 3, 299 - 326, 01.10.2022

Mustafa Tüter

https://doi.org/10.53451/ijps.1152777

Cited By: 1

Abstract

Recent global and environmental changes have marked the increasing significance of the Arctic region. With the adoption of the Polar Silk Road (PSR) policy framework by China, emerging opportunities and challenges for Nordic countries in the region have received wider attention.
This article mainly explores several plans and projects regarding the development and utilization of Arctic sea routes under the shadow of increasing global uncertainties. It suggests that sides can facilitate efforts toward convergent preferences in bilateral and multilateral contexts for achieving greater benefits from integrated projects within the framework of the PSR. Despite all significant evidence for the improvement of China-Nordic cooperation, obstacles need to be overcome by focusing on coordinated policies toward global governance, accommodating common interests, and promoting sustainable development.

Keywords

China, Polar Silk Road, China-Nordic Cooperation, Arctic governance, sustainable development

China's Polar Silk Road: Opportunities and Challenges for Nordic Arctic

Abstract

Son zamanlardaki küresel ve çevresel değişiklikler, Kuzey Kutbu bölgesinin artan önemine işaret etmektedir. Çin tarafından Kutup İpek Yolu (PSR) politika çerçevesinin benimsenmesiyle, bölgedeki İskandinav ülkeleri için ortaya çıkan fırsatlar ve zorluklar daha fazla ilgi görüyor.
Bu makale, artan küresel belirsizliklerin gölgesinde Arktik deniz yollarının geliştirilmesi ve kullanımına ilişkin çeşitli plan ve projeleri incelemektedir. Tarafların, PSR çerçevesinde entegre projelerden daha fazla fayda elde etmek için ikili ve çok taraflı bağlamlarda yakınsak tercihlere yönelik çabaları kolaylaştırabileceğini öne sürüyor. Çin-İskandinav işbirliğinin iyileştirilmesine yönelik tüm önemli kanıtlara rağmen, küresel yönetişime yönelik koordineli politikalara odaklanılarak, ortak çıkarları barındırarak ve sürdürülebilir kalkınmayı teşvik ederek engellerin aşılması gerekiyor.

Keywords

Çin, Kutup İpek Yolu, Çin-Nordik işbirliği, Arktik yönetişim, sürdürülebilir kalkınma

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