Assessing the Strategic Utility of the High North: The Colder War

Abstract

Russias current policy and associated expansion in the High North directly contrast the United States weak Arctic policy. To secure its objectives in the Arctic, the United Stateswhich has constrained diplomatic, military and economic resources for foreign relationsmust assess if Arctic investment is truly worthwhile. This thesis examines the military dimension of Arctic expansion in order to assess the risk and overall investment of U.S. militarization against diplomatic agreements. Using Senturion modeling and simulation software via closed-loop capstone wargames, this thesis helps forecast potential implications of various U.S. Arctic policy avenues across the spectrum of known stakeholders and against each stakeholders stated or perceived preferences.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2016
Accession Number
AD1030826

Entities

People

  • Brandon J. Daigle
  • Brian W. James

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Climate Change
  • Department Of State
  • Environment
  • Environmental Protection
  • Geography
  • International Law
  • Marine Transportation
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Navy
  • Recreation
  • Treaties
  • United States European Command
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Polar and Arctic Studies
  • Strategic Security Studies