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This thesis analyses United States of America (US) and Canada’s Arctic strategies from 2013 and 2... more This thesis analyses United States of America (US) and Canada’s Arctic strategies from 2013 and 2009 with the purpose of finding out whether the two are compatible with a continued interaction under the framework of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). The material (i.e., policy documents) is analyzed from neorealist and neoliberalist perspectives, using a qualitative method (i.e., qualitative content analysis). The conclusion is that the two policies are harmonized towards cooperation, to different degrees, on issues such as national security and environmental issues through international mechanisms such as the UNCLOS, but important shortcomings are present with respect to economic development. Therefore, the study shows that a neoliberalist approach is better at explaining the behavior of US and Canada in the Arctic region, but with certain limitations, such as the failure to predict the prioritization of “high politics” issues, on the US’ part, and the reluctance of the Canadian government to further economic development in conjunction with its North-American neighbor.
This thesis analyses United States of America (US) and Canada’s Arctic strategies from 2013 and 2... more This thesis analyses United States of America (US) and Canada’s Arctic strategies from 2013 and 2009 with the purpose of finding out whether the two are compatible with a continued interaction under the framework of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). The material (i.e., policy documents) is analyzed from neorealist and neoliberalist perspectives, using a qualitative method (i.e., qualitative content analysis). The conclusion is that the two policies are harmonized towards cooperation, to different degrees, on issues such as national security and environmental issues through international mechanisms such as the UNCLOS, but important shortcomings are present with respect to economic development. Therefore, the study shows that a neoliberalist approach is better at explaining the behavior of US and Canada in the Arctic region, but with certain limitations, such as the failure to predict the prioritization of “high politics” issues, on the US’ part, and the reluctance of the Canadian government to further economic development in conjunction with its North-American neighbor.