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Polar and Russian Politics

Research on international law and political cooperation in the polar regions, and research on politics and resource management in the Russian North, have deep roots at the Fridtjof Nansen Institute.

Norwegian-Russian relations in the High North are a major focus of current FNI research, with emphasis on environment, energy, fisheries, marine transport, health, security and jurisdictional issues.

FNI research on Russia also includes studies of federal Russian policies, especially on environment, energy and fisheries, as well as developments in other parts of Russia and other post-Soviet states.

In addition to this, FNI continues to follow Arctic-related processes and cooperation both at circumpolar and regional levels.

FNI also maintains a bipolar perspective with studies of the Antarctic Treaty System cooperation, currently focusing on fisheries management and bioprospecting.

Selected ongoing projects:

	Russian and Caspian Energy Developments and Their Implications for Norway and Norwegian Actors (RUSSCASP).
	How to Understand Russian Foreign Policy in the High North: Perceptions, Rhetoric, Room for Manoeuvre
	Borderland Russians: Identity, Narrative and International Relations
	Assessment of Russian Bering Sea Pollock Fisheries
	Assessment of Russian Barents Sea Cod and Haddock Fisheries
	Geopolitics in the High North: Climate Change, Energy Development, and Environmental Protection.
	Norwegian Maritime Boundaries and the Rule of International Law.
	Climate Change and New Security Threats in the Arctic
	Strategic Resources and Security in the High North – Challenges for Norway.
	Post-Agreement Bargaining in the Barents Sea Fisheries: Strategies for Coping with Overfishing.
	The Pechenga-Nikel Combine 1934-2004.
	Environmental Rights in Armenia.
	Transparency in Armenian Environmental Governance

Important past projects:

	International Collaboration in the Arctic (2003-2009).
	Challenges for the Norwegian Coast Guard in the North (2006-2008).
	Joint Implementation in the CIS: Market, Projects and Barriers (2007-2008).
	The Energy Complex and Russian Political and Economic Development (2005-2008).
	Arctic Shipping Guidelines: From Voluntary to Mandatory Tool for Environmental Protection and Navigation Safety? (2006-2007).
	Parallel Norwegian-Russian Audit Regarding the Management of the Fish Resources of the Barents Sea (2006-2007).
	Nordic Council of Ministers' Arctic Co-operation 2003-05: An Evaluation (2006-2007).
	The History of the Joint Norwegian-Russian Fisheries Commission (2005-2007).
	Implementation of Russia's International Obligations: The Environment and Human Rights (2003-2007).
	Scenarios for the Development of Barents Russia (2003-2004).
	Russian Perceptions of and Policy-Making Regarding Svalbard (2002-2004).
	Responsible Management of Northwest Russian Fisheries (2001-2003).
	The Russian North: Federal Politics and Regional Consequences (2000-2003).
	Antarctic Treaty System for the 21st Century (2001-2002).
	International Northern Sea Route Programme (INSROP) (1993-1999).
	Polar Oceans and the Law of the Sea (POLOS) (1996-1998).

Researchers:
Geir Hønneland (Senior Research Fellow)
Tor Håkon Inderberg (Research Fellow)
Leif Christian Jensen (Research Fellow)
Øystein Jensen (Research Fellow)
Anne-Kristin Jørgensen (Research Fellow)
Heidi Kjærnet (Research Fellow; PhD Student)
Arild Moe (Senior Research Fellow)
Svein Vigeland Rottem (Senior Research Fellow) – contact person Russia/Arctic
Lars Rowe (Research Fellow)
Pål Wilter Skedsmo (Research Fellow)
Olav Schram Stokke (Senior Research Fellow)
Davor Vidas (Senior Research Fellow) – contact person Antarctica

Selected FNI publications, Polar and Russian politics:

Books:

Stokke, Olav Schram and Geir Hønneland (eds), International Cooperation and Arctic Governance: Regime Effectiveness and Northern Region Building. Paperback edition. London, Routledge, 2010, 196 p.

Stokke, Olav Schram, A Disaggregate Approach to International Regime Effectiveness: The Case of Barents Sea Fisheries. Doctoral dissertation, Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Oslo. Oslo, Unipub, 2010, 276 p.

Hønneland, Geir and Lars Rowe, Nordområdene – hva nå? ('The High North – What Now?'). Trondheim, Tapir Academic Press, 2010, 120 p. In Norwegian.

Rottem, Svein Vigeland, Hva forsvarer Norge? Det norske forsvarets møte med en ny virkelighet ('What is Norway Defending? The Norwegian Defence'e Encounter With a New Reality'). Doctoral dissertation, Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Tromsø. Tromsø, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Tromsø, 2009, 193 p.

Hønneland, Geir and Lars Rowe, Fra svarte skyer til helleristninger: Norsk-russisk miljøvernsamarbeid gjennom 20 år ('From Dark Skies to Rock Carvings: 20 Years of Norwegian-Russian Environmental Cooperation'). Trondheim, Tapir Academic Press, 2008, 186 p. In Norwegian.

Andresen, Steinar, Elin Lerum Boasson and Geir Hønneland (eds), Internasjonal miljøpolitikk ('International Environmental Politics'). Bergen, Fagbokforlaget, 2008, 210 p. In Norwegian.

Rottem, Svein Vigeland, Geir Hønneland and Leif Christian Jensen, Småstat og energistormakt: Norges sikkerhetspolitiske rolle i nord ('Small State and Energy Great Power: Norway's Security-Policy Role in the High North'). Bergen, Fagbokforlaget, 2008, 136 p. In Norwegian.

Hønneland, Geir, Bor'ba za kvoty i solidarnost' pribrezhnykh gosudarstv: 30-letnaya istoriya rossiysko-norvezhskogo sotrudnichestva v oblasti upravlenia rybolovstvom ('Quota Battle and Coastal State Solidarity: Norwegian-Russian Fisheries Management through 30 Years'). Murmansk, PINRO Press, 2007, 188 p. In Russian.

Hønneland, Geir and Leif Christian Jensen, Den nye nordområdepolitikken: Barentsbilder etter årtusenskiftet ('The New Norwegian Politics in the High North: Barents Images after the Turn of the Millennium'). Bergen, Fagbokforlaget, 2008, 177 p. In Norwegian.

Rowe, Lars and Geir Hønneland (eds), Russlandsbilder: Nye debattinnlegg om naboskap i nordområdene ('Images of Russia: New Contributions to the Debate about Neighbourhood in the High North'). Bergen, Fagbokforlaget, 2007, 114 p. In Norwegian.

Stokke, Olav Schram and Geir Hønneland (eds), International Cooperation and Arctic Governance: Regime Effectiveness and Northern Region Building. London, Routledge, 2007, 196 p.

Hønneland, Geir and Jørgen Holten Jørgensen, Moderne russisk politik: En indføring i Ruslands politiske system ('Contemporary Russian Politics: An Introduction to Russia's Political System'). Copenhagen, Forlaget Samfundslitteratur, 2007, 168 p. In Danish.

Vidas, Davor (ed), Protecting the Polar Marine Environment. Law and Policy for Pollution Prevention. Paperback edition. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2007, 276 p.

Hønneland, Geir, Kvotekamp og kyststatssolidaritet: Norsk-russisk fiskeriforvaltning gjennom 30 år ('Quota Battles and Coast State Solidarity: 30 Years of Norwegian-Russian Fishery Management'). Bergen, Fagbokforlaget, 2006, 152 p. In Norwegian.

Hønneland, Geir and Jørgen Holten Jørgensen, Moderne russisk politikk. ('Contemporary Russian Politics'). Bergen, Fagbokforlaget, 2006, 168 p. In Norwegian.

Blakkisrud, Helge and Geir Hønneland (eds), Tackling Space: Federal Politics and the Russian North. Lanham (MD) and Oxford, University Press of America, 2005, 222 p.

Hønneland, Geir, Barentsbrytninger. Norsk nordområdepolitikk etter den kalde krigen. ('Barents Breaking. Norwegian Foreign Policy in the North after the Cold War'). Kristiansand, Høyskoleforlaget, 2005. 190 p. In Norwegian.

Brubaker, R. Douglas, The Russian Arctic Straits. Leiden, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2004, 276 p.

Brunstad, Bjørn, Eivind Magnus, Philip Swanson, Geir Hønneland and Indra Øverland, Big Oil Playground, Russian Bear Preserve or European Periphery? The Russian Barents Sea Region towards 2015. EBURON Academic Publishers, October 2004, 218 p.

Hønneland, Geir, Russian Fisheries Management. The Precautionary Approach in Theory and Practice. Leiden and Boston, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers / Brill Academic Publishers, 2004, 210 p.

Hønneland, Geir and Lars Rowe, Health as International Politics: Combating Communicable Diseases in the Baltic Sea Region. Aldershot & Burlington, VT, Ashgate, 2004, 150 p.

Hønneland, Geir, Russia and the West – Environmental co-operation and conflict. Routledge, 2003, 208 p.

Hønneland, Geir and Anne-Kristin Jørgensen, Implementing international environmental agreements in Russia. Manchester University Press, 2003, 176 p.

Hønneland, Geir and Anne-Kristin Jørgensen, Vårt bilde av russerne. 25 debattinnlegg om samarbeidet i nord ('How We View the Russians. 25 Contributions to the Debate about Cooperation in the North'). Kristiansand, Høyskoleforlaget, 2002, 120 p. In Norwegian.

Articles and reports:

Tvedt, Morten Walløe, 'Patent law and bioprospecting in Antarctica'. Polar Record, Online edition, 11 June 2010.

Jørgensen, Anne-Kristin, 'Tendentsii v rossiyskom rybolovstve' ('Developments in Russian Fisheries'). EKO, No 5, 2010, pp. 58-75. In Russian.

Rottem, Svein Vigeland, 'Klima og sikkerhet i Arktis' ('Climate and Security in the Arctic'). Internasjonal Politikk, Vol 68, No 2, 2010, pp. 183-204. In Norwegian.

Jensen, Leif Christian and Pål Wilter Skedsmo. 'Approaching the North: Norwegian and Russian Foreign Policy Discourses on the European Arctic'. Polar Research, Online edition, 28 May 2010.

Rowe, Lars and Geir Hønneland, 'Norge og Russland: Tilbake til normaltilstanden' ('Norway and Russia: Back to Normality'). Nordisk Østforum, Vol 24, No 2, 2010, pp. 133-147. In Norwegian.

Hønneland, Geir and Lars Rowe, 'Hva er nordområdepolitikk? Utfordringer innenrikspolitisk, i nærområdene og globalt' ('High North Politics: What Is It? Domestic, Regional and Global Challenges'). Plan, No 2, 2010, pp. 10-15. In Norwegian.

Moe, Arild and Valery Kryukov, 'Oil Exploration in Russia: Prospects for Reforming a Crucial Sector'. Eurasian Geography and Economics, Vol 51, No 3, 2010, pp. 312-329.

Jensen, Leif Christian, Øystein Jensen and Svein Vigeland Rottem, 'Sitting on Top of the World: The Arctic Seen through Norwegian Lenses'. In Viviane du Castel (ed), Le Grand Nord: Un nouvel enjeu trés courtisé. L'exemple de la mer de Barents, Norvége. Paris, L'Harmattan, 2010, pp. 19-30.

Kjærnet, Heidi, 'The State Oil Company SOCAR: A Microcosm of Azerbaijani Development?', Caucasus Analytical Digest, No 16, April 2010, pp. 5-8.

Jensen, Øystein, 'Towards Setting the Outer Limits of the Continental Shelf in the Arctic: On the Norwegian Submission and Recommendations of the Commission'. In Davor Vidas (ed), Law, Technology and Science for Oceans in Globalisation – IUU Fishing, Oil Pollution, Bioprospecting, Outer Continental Shelf. Leiden/Boston, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2010, pp. 519-538.

Offerdal, Kristine, 'Arctic Energy in EU Policy: Arbitrary Interest in the Norwegian High North'. Arctic, Vol 63, No 1, 2010, pp. 30-42.

Aasen, Pål Jakob, The Law of Maritime Delimitation and the Russian-Norwegian Maritime Boundary Dispute. FNI Report 1/2010. Lysaker, FNI, 2010, 77 p.

Stabrun, Kristoffer, The Grey Zone Agreement of 1978: Fishery Concerns, Security Challenges and Territorial Interests. FNI Report 13/2009. Lysaker, FNI, 2009, 43 p.

Whist, Bendik Solum, 'Nord Stream: A Litmus Test for Intra-EU Solidarity?'. In Kasekamp, Andres (ed), Estonian Foreign Policy Yearbook 2009. Tallinn, Estonian Foreign Policy Institute, 2009, pp. 75-122.

Brubaker, R. Douglas, 'Nuclear Transport along the Northern Route and Nuclear Waste Dumping in the Barents and Kara Seas'. In Caron, D.D. and H.N. Scheiber (eds), The Oceans in the Nuclear Age – Legacies and Risks. Leiden, The Netherlands, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2010, pp. 467-505.

Jensen, Øystein and Svein Vigeland Rottem. 'The Politics of Security and International Law in Norway's Arctic Waters'. Polar Record, Vol 46, 2010, pp. 75-83.

Johansen, Roger, Russland - En elefant i glassmagasinet? Russiske gassrelasjoner med Ukraina ('Russia - an Elephant in the China Shop? Russian Gas Relations with Ukraine'). FNI Report 12/2009. Lysaker, FNI, 2009, 84 p. In Norwegian.

Grindheim, Astrid, The Scramble for the Arctic? A Discourse Analysis of Norway and the EU's Strategies Towards the European Arctic. FNI Report 9/2009. Lysaker, FNI, 2009, 51 p.

Stokke, Olav Schram, 'Protecting the Arctic Environment: The Interplay of Global and Regional Regimes'. The Yearbook of Polar Law, Vol 1, 2009, pp. 349-370.

Jensen, Øystein, 'Kontinentalsokkelkrav i Polhavet: alminnelig havrett eller folkerett sui generis?' ('Continental Shelf Claims in the Arctic Ocean: International Law Sui Generis?'). Lov og Rett, Vol 48, No 7, 2009, pp. 406-424. In Norwegian.

Jørgensen, Anne-Kristin, 'Recent Developments in the Russian Fisheries Sector'. In Wilson Rowe, Elana (ed), Russia and the North. Ottawa, University of Ottawa Press, 2009, pp. 87-106.

Hønneland, Geir, 'Cross-Border Cooperation in the North: The Case of Northwest Russia'. In Wilson Rowe, Elana (ed), Russia and the North. Ottawa, University of Ottawa Press, 2009, pp. 35-52.

Moe, Arild and Elana Wilson Rowe, 'Northern Offshore Oil and Gas Resources: Policy Challenges and Approaches'. In Wilson Rowe, Elana (ed), Russia and the North. Ottawa, University of Ottawa Press, 2009, pp. 107-128.

Whist, Bendik Solum, 'Nord Stream – A Solution or Challenge for the EU?' In Liuhto, Kari (ed), The EU-Russia Gas Connection: Pipes, Politics and Problems. Electronic Publications of Pan-European Institute 8/2009. Turku, Turku School of Economics, 2009, pp. 166-203.

Klick, Matthew T., The Political Economy of Corporate Social Responsibility and Community Development: A Case Study of Norway's Snøhvit Natural Gas Complex. FNI Report 1/2009. Lysaker, FNI, 2009, 65 p.

Offerdal, Kristine, 'The European Arctic in US Foreign Energy Policy: The Case of the Norwegian High North'. Polar Record, Vol 45, 2009, pp. 59-72.

Jensen, Øystein, 'Kontinentalsokkelens avgrensning utenfor 200 nautiske mil: Norske og russiske perspektiver i de nordlige havområder' ('Continental Shelf Delimitation Beyond 200 Nautical Miles: Norwegian and Russian Perspectives in the High North'). Internasjonal Politikk, Vol 66, No 4, 2008, pp. 563-589. In Norwegian.

Hønneland, Geir, 'Framtiden for fisken i Barentshavet – norsk-russisk politikk i kulissene' ('The Future of the Barents Sea Fish – Norwegian-Russian Politics behind the Scenes'). In P2-akademiet, Vol XXXX. Oslo, Transit, 2008, pp. 30-39. In Norwegian.

Aasjord, Bente and Geir Hønneland, 'Hvem kan telle "den fisk under vann"? Kunnskapsstrid i russisk havforskning' ('Who Can Count "the Fish under Water"? Knowledge Dispute in Russian Ocean Research'). Nordisk Østforum, Vol 22, No 4, 2008, pp. 289-312. In Norwegian.

Rowe, Lars, 'Det brysomme nikkelverket' ('The Troublesome Nickel Plant'). Fortid, Vol 5, No 4, 2008, pp. 23-28. In Norwegian.

Moe, Arild, 'The Russian Barents Sea: Openings for Norway?' In Gottemoeller, R. and R. Tamnes (eds), High North: High Stakes. Bergen, Fagbokforlaget, 2008, pp. 75-85.

Korppoo, Anna and Olga Gassan-zade, Joint Implementation: Looking back and forward. London, Climate Strategies, 2008, 35 p.

Whist, Bendik Solum, Nord Stream: Not Just a Pipeline. An Analysis of the Political Debates in the Baltic Sea Region Regarding the Planned Gas Pipeline from Russia to Germany. FNI Report 15/2008. Lysaker, FNI, 2008, 77 p.

Raaen, Håvard Figenschou, Hydrocarbons and Jurisdictional Disputes in the High North: Explaining the Rationale of Norway's High North Policy. FNI Report 11/2008. Lysaker, FNI, 2008, 80 p.

Skedsmo, Pål Wilter, Evaluering av støtteordningen 'Demokratimidlene' ('Evaluation of the 'Democracy Funds''). FNI Report 8/2008. Lysaker, FNI, 2008, 51 p. In Norwegian.

Moe, Arild and Lars Rowe, Petroleum Activity in the Russian Barents Sea: Constraints and Options for Norwegian Offshore and Shipping Companies. FNI Report 7/2008. Lysaker, FNI, 2008, 26 p.

Offerdal, Kristine, 'Det norske nordområdeinitiativet og USA: Utenriks- eller energipolitikk?' ('The Norwegian High North Initiative and USA: Foreign or Energy Policy?'). Internasjonal Politikk, Vol 66, Nos 2-3, 2008, pp. 349-372. In Norwegian.

Korppoo, Anna and Arild Moe, 'Joint Implementation in Ukraine: National Benefits and Implications for Further Climate Pacts'. Climate Policy, Vol 8, No 3, 2008, pp. 305-316.

Aasjord, Bente and Geir Hønneland, 'Hvem kan telle den fisk under vann? En analyse av aktører og drivkrefter i norsk-russisk fiskeriforskningssamarbeid' ('Who Can Count the Fish under Water? An analysis of Actors and Driving Forces in Norwegian-Russian Cooperation on Fisheries Research'). HBO-rapport 3/2008. Bodø, Bodø University College, 2008. 76 p, In Norwegian.

Hønneland, Geir, 'Kooperation an der Barentssee. Umweltschutz zwischen Russland und Norwegen' ('Cooperation on the Barents Sea: Environmental Protection between Russia and Norway'). Osteuropa, Vol 58, Nos 4-5, 2008, pp. 447-457. In German.

Hønneland, Geir, 'Fisheries Inspection and Enforcement - An Introduction'. In Skogrand, Kjetil (ed): Emerging from the Frost: Security in the 21st Century Arctic. Oslo Files on Defence and Security No 2, 2008, pp. 57-62.

Korppoo, Anna and Arild Moe, Russian Gas Pipeline Projects under Track 2: Case Study of the Dominant Project Type. Briefing Paper. London, Climate Strategies, 2008, 16 p.

Jensen, Øystein, 'Arctic Shipping Guidelines: Towards a Legal Regime for Navigation Safety and Environmental Protection?'. Polar Record, Vol 44, No 2, 2008, pp. 107-114.

Korppoo, Anna, JI Approval System in Ukraine: Outline and Experiences. Briefing Paper. London, Climate Strategies, 2008, 9 p.

Korppoo, Anna, Typical JI Projects in Ukraine: Three Case Studies. Briefing Paper. London, Climate Strategies, 2008, 13 p.

Ragner, Claes Lykke, 'Den norra sjövägen' ('The Northern Sea Route'). In Hallberg, Torsten (ed), Barents – ett gränsland i Norden ('The Barents – A Nordic Borderland'). Stockholm, Arena Norden, 2008, pp. 114-127. In Swedish and English.

Moe, Arild, 'Sannsynlige utviklingstrekk i Russlands olje- og gasspolitikk i årene som kommer, og deres betydning for norske energiinteresser' ('Probable Developments in Russia's Oil and Gas Policy in the Coming Years and Their Significance for Norwegian Energy Interests'). In Globale Norge: Hva nå? Energipolitiske interesser og utfordringer ('Global Norway: What Now? Energy Interests and Energy Challenges'). Oslo, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 2007, pp. 53-58. In Norwegian.

Rottem, Svein Vigeland, 'The Ambivalent Ally: Norway in the New NATO'. Contemporary Security Policy, Vol 28, No 3, 2007, pp. 619-638.

Stokke, Olav Schram, 'Internasjonale utfordringer for marine ressurser' ('International Challenges Concerning Marine Resources'). In Globale Norge: Hva nå? Norske miljø- og ressursinteresser i en globalisert verden ('Global Norway: What Now? Norwegian Environmental and Resource Interests in a Globalized World'). Oslo, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 2007, pp. 49-58. In Norwegian.

Rottem, Svein Vigeland and Arild Moe, Climate Change in the North and the Oil Industry. FNI Report 9/2007. Lysaker, FNI, 2007, 21 p.

Skedsmo, Pål, 'Demokratisering og miljøkamp på Kolahalvøya' ('Democratisation and Environmentalism on the Kola Peninsula'). Norsk Antropologisk Tidsskrift, Vol 18, No 3-4, 2007, pp. 241-252. In Norwegian

Rowe, Lars, Geir Hønneland and Arild Moe, Evaluering av miljøvernsamarbeidet mellom Norge og Russland ('Evaluation of Norwegian-Russian Environmental Collaboration 1995-2006'). FNI Report 7/2007. Lysaker, FNI, 2007. 47 p, In Norwegian.

Korppoo, Anna and Svetlana Tashchilova, The Belarusian Amendment to Annex B: A Serious Commitment or Just Hot Air?. Briefing Paper. London, Climate Strategies, 2007, 12 p.

Korppoo, Anna, Joint implementation in Russia and Ukraine: review of projects submitted to JISC. Briefing Paper. London, Climate Strategies, 2007, 14 p.

Stokke, Olav Schram, Nordic Council of Ministers' Arctic Co-operation 2003-2005: An Evaluation / Nordisk Ministerråds Arktiske samarbeid 2003-2005 En evaluering. ANP report # 714 (English) and 713 (Norwegian). Copenhagen, Nordic Council of Ministers, 2007. 94 p. In English and Norwegian.

Inderberg, Tor Håkon, Den utenrikspolitiske håndteringen av Elektronsaken: Kompetent realpolitikk eller kompetansestrid? ('Norwegian Foreign Policy Handling of the Elektron Incident'). FNI Report 3/2007. Lysaker, FNI, 2007, 94 p. In Norwegian.

Kryukov, Valery and Arild Moe, 'Russia's Oil Industry: Risk Aversion in a Risk-Prone Environment'. Eurasian Geography and Economics, Vol 48, No 3, 2007, pp. 341-357.

Korppoo, Anna and Arild Moe, Russian JI Procedures: More Problems than Solutions? Briefing Paper. London, Climate Strategies, 2007, 6 p.

Jensen, Leif Christian, 'Petroleum Discourse in the European Arctic: The Norwegian Case'. Polar Record, Vol 43, No 3, 2007, pp. 247-254.

Korppoo, Anna, Russian Voluntary Targets Proposal. Workshop Report. London, Climate Strategies, 2007, 5 p.

Hønneland, Geir, 'Norway and Russia in the Barents Sea: Cooperation and Conflict in Fisheries Management'. Russian Analytical Digest, No 20, 2007, pp. 9-11.

Korppoo, Anna and Arild Moe, Russian Climate Politics: Light at the End of the Tunnel? Briefing Paper. London, Climate Strategies, 2007, 10 p.

Stokke, Olav Schram, 'A Legal Regime for the Arctic? Interplay with the Law of the Sea Convention'. Marine Policy, Vol 31, No 4, 2007, pp. 402-408.

Rottem, Svein Vigeland, 'Forsvaret i nord – avskrekking og beroligelse' ('Defence Policy in the High North - Deterrence and Reassurance'). Tidsskrift for samfunnsforskning, Vol 48, No 1, 2007, pp. 63-91. In Norwegian.

Hønneland, Geir, Jørgen Holten Jørgensen and Arild Moe, 'Miljøpersepsjoner i Nordvest-Russland: Problemoppfatninger knyttet til petroleumsutbygging i Barentshavet' ('Environmental Perceptions in North-Western Russia: Perspectives on Petroleum Development in the Barents Sea'). Internasjonal Politikk, Vol 65, No 1, 2007, pp. 7-22. In Norwegian.

Jensen, Øystein, The IMO Guidelines for Ships Operating in Arctic Ice-Covered Waters: From Voluntary to Mandatory Tool for Navigation Safety and Environmental Protection? FNI Report 2/2007. Lysaker, FNI, 2007, 32 p.

Vidas, Davor, 'United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea'. In Riffenburgh, Beau (ed), Encyclopedia of the Antarctic. New York, Routledge, 2007, pp. 1017-1018.

Stokke, Olav Schram, 'Examining the Consequences of International Regimes'. In Stokke, Olav Schram and Geir Hønneland (eds), International Cooperation and Arctic Governance: Regime Effectiveness and Northern Region Building. London, Routledge, 2007, pp. 13-26.

Rowe, Lars and Geir Hønneland, 'Communicable Disease Control'. In Stokke, Olav Schram and Geir Hønneland (eds), International Cooperation and Arctic Governance: Regime Effectiveness and Northern Region Building. London, Routledge, 2007, pp. 50-77.

Stokke, Olav Schram, Geir Hønneland and Peter Johan Schei, 'Pollution and Conservation'. In Stokke, Olav Schram and Geir Hønneland (eds), International Cooperation and Arctic Governance: Regime Effectiveness and Northern Region Building. London, Routledge, 2007, pp. 78-111.

Offerdal, Kristine, 'Oil, Gas and the Environment'. In Stokke, Olav Schram and Geir Hønneland (eds), International Cooperation and Arctic Governance: Regime Effectiveness and Northern Region Building. London, Routledge, 2007, pp. 138-163.

Stokke, Olav Schram, 'International Institutions and Arctic Governance'. In Stokke, Olav Schram and Geir Hønneland (eds), International Cooperation and Arctic Governance: Regime Effectiveness and Northern Region Building. London, Routledge, 2007, pp. 164-185.

Moe, Arild, 'Sjtokman-beslutningen: Forklaringer og implikasjoner' ('The Shtokman Decision: Explanations and Implications'). Nordisk Østforum, Vol 20, No 4, 2006, pp. 389-403. In Norwegian.

Hønneland, Geir, 'Power Institutions and International Collaboration on the Kola Peninsula'. The Journal of Power Institutions In Post-Soviet Societies, Issue 4/5, 2006, online edition.

Jensen, Leif Christian, 'Boring som miljøargument? Norske petroleumsdiskurser i nordområdene ('Drilling for the Environment? Norwegian Petroleum Discourses in the High North'). Internasjonal Politikk, Vol 64, No 3, 2006, pp. 295-309. In Norwegian.

Stokke, Olav Schram, The Law of the Sea Convention and the Idea of a Binding Regime for the Arctic Marine Environment. Paper prepared for the 7th Conference of Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region, Kiruna, Sweden, 2–4 August 2006. (English and Russian versions)

Schei, Peter Johan and R. Douglas Brubaker, 'Suggestions for a Conceptual Design of an Okhotsk Sea Environmental Regime – Comparison with the Barents Sea'. In Kitagawa, Hiromitsu (ed), New Era in Far East Russia & Asia. Tokyo, Ocean Policy Research Foundation (Ship & Ocean Foundation), 2006, pp. 259-276.

Schei, Peter Johan and Arild Moe, 'Le Grand Nord - Défis et Potentiels' ('The High North – Challenges and Potentials'). Nordiques, No 9, 2006, pp. 21-40. In French.

Hønneland, Geir and Jørgen Holten Jørgensen, 'Administrativ reform i Russland' ('Administrative Reform in Russia'). Nordisk Østforum, Vol 20, No 1, 2006, pp. 45-62. In Norwegian.

Rowe, Lars and Bernd Rechel, 'Fighting Tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS in Northeast Europe: Sustainable Collaboration or Political Rhetoric?'. The European Journal of Public Health, Vol 16, No 6, 2006, pp. 609-614.

Jørgensen, Jørgen Holten and Geir Hønneland, 'Implementing Global Nature Protection Regimes in Russia'. Journal of International Wildlife Law and Policy, Vol 9, No 1, 2006, pp. 33-53.

Hønneland, Geir, 'Samarbeidet med Russland - erfaringer og utgangspunkt' ('The Cooperation with Russia - Experiences and Point of Departure'). Ottar, Vol 52, No 2, 2006, pp. 57-62. In Norwegian.

Jensen, Leif Christian, "Boring for miljøet": Russland og miljø i den norske petroleumsdiskursen ("Drilling for the Environment": Russia and the Environment in the Norwegian Petroleum Discourse). FNI report 2/2006. Lysaker, FNI, 2006. 62 p. In Norwegian.

Kongshaug, Ellen, Diskurser i norsk atompolitikk: Kolahalvøya i et diskursanalytisk perspektiv (A Discourse Analytical Perspective on the Kola Peninsula Radioactive Pollution: Catastrophe or Not?). FNI report 1/2006. Lysaker, FNI, 2006. 62 p. In Norwegian.

Gold, Edgar and Peter Leckie Wright, Marine Insurance Coverage for the Sea Carriage of Oil and Other Energy Materials on the Northern Sea Route: Moving from Theory to Reality. ARCOP Report. Helsinki, ARCOP, 2006. 51 p.

Skedsmo, Pål, 'Doing Good' in Murmansk? Civil Society, Ideology and Everyday Practices in a Russian Environmental NGO. FNI report 14/2005. Lysaker, FNI, 2005. 82 p.

Gulbrandsen, Lars H. and Arild Moe, 'Oil Company CSR Collaboration in 'New' Petro-states'. Journal of Corporate Citizenship, No 20, 2005, pp. 53-64.

Kryukov, Valeriy and Arild Moe, 'Hydrocarbon resources and Northern development'. In Blakkisrud, Helge and Geir Hønneland (eds), Tackling Space: Federal Politics and the Russian North. Lanham (MD) and Oxford, University Press of America, 2005, pp. 125-142.

Blakkisrud, Helge and Geir Hønneland, 'The Burden and Blessing of Space'. In Blakkisrud, Helge and Geir Hønneland (eds), Tackling Space: Federal Politics and the Russian North. Lanham (MD) and Oxford, University Press of America, 2005, pp. 193-204.

Blakkisrud, Helge and Geir Hønneland, 'The Russian North – An Introduction'. In Blakkisrud, Helge and Geir Hønneland (eds), Tackling Space: Federal Politics and the Russian North. Lanham (MD) and Oxford, University Press of America, 2005, pp. 1-24.

Hønneland, Geir, 'Whose Fish: Federal Property or Northern Asset?'. In Blakkisrud, Helge and Geir Hønneland (eds), Tackling Space: Federal Politics and the Russian North. Lanham (MD) and Oxford, University Press of America, 2005, pp. 107-124.

Hønneland, Geir and Jørgen Holten Jørgensen, 'The Ups and Downs of Environmental Governance'. In Blakkisrud, Helge and Geir Hønneland (eds), Tackling Space: Federal Politics and the Russian North. Lanham (MD) and Oxford, University Press of America, 2005, pp. 143-162.

Ragner, Claes Lykke, 'Transport Infrastructure: Continued Federal Involvement in the North'. In Blakkisrud, Helge and Geir Hønneland (eds), Tackling Space: Federal Politics and the Russian North. Lanham (MD) and Oxford, University Press of America, 2005, pp. 79-106.

Vidas, Davor, 'Current and Future Challenges Facing CCAMLR: The Problem of IUU Fishing'. CCAMLR Symposium 5-8 April 2005, Valdivia, Chile: Symposium presentations and papers, Volume 2. Hobart (Australia), Australian Government, Australian Antarctic Division, 2005, 7 p.

Stepanov, Igor V., Peter Ørebech and R. Douglas Brubaker, Legal Implications for the Russian Northern Sea Route and Westward in the Barents Sea. FNI report 4/2005. Lysaker, FNI, 2005. 120 p.

Hønneland, Geir and Lars Rowe, 'Western versus Post-Soviet Medicine: Fighting Tuberculosis and HIV in North-West Russia and the Baltic States', Journal of Communist Studies and Transition Politics, Vol 21, No 3, 2005, pp. 395-414.

Hønneland, Geir, 'Towards a Precautionary Fisheries Management in Russia?', Ocean and Coastal Management, Vol 48, No 7-8, 2005, pp. 619-631.

Brubaker, R. Douglas, Measures Relevant for Sustainable Development and Environmental Protection - the Barents Sea and the Okhotsk Sea. FNI report 2/2005. Lysaker, FNI, 2005. 59 p.

Brubaker, R. Douglas, Oil Transportation and Environmental Protection in the Barents Sea - Russian Legal Perspectives. FNI report 1/2005. Lysaker, FNI, 2005. 39 p.

Hønneland, Geir and Jørgen Holten Jørgensen, 'Federal Environmental Governance and the Russian North'. Polar Geography, Vol 29, No 1, 2005, pp. 42-57.

Rowe, Lars and Geir Hønneland, 'Smittevern og internasjonal politikk' ('Communicable Diseases and International Politics'). Tidsskrift for Den norske lægeforening, No 12, 2005, pp. 78-80. In Norwegian.

Hønneland, Geir, 'Fisheries Management in Post-Soviet Russia: Legislation, Principles, and Structure'. Ocean Development and International Law, Vol 36, No 2, 2005, pp. 187-202.

Rowe, Lars, 'Et propagandistisk alternativ til diplomati – Sovjetisk utenrikspolitikk og Fredsfronten i Norge' ('A Propagandistic Alternative to Diplomacy: Soviet Foreign Policy and the Norwegian Peace Front'). Historisk tidsskrift, Vol 84, No 2, 2005, pp. 297-310. In Norwegian.

Hønneland, Geir, 'Fisheries Management in the Russian Federation'. In: S. Ebbin, A. H. Hoel and A. K. Sydnes (eds.), A Sea Change: The Exclusive Economic Zone and Governance Institutions for Living Marine Resources. Dordrecht, Springer, 2005, pp. 49-63.

Brubaker, R. Douglas, Measures Relevant for Sustainable Development and Environmental Protection – the Barents Sea and the Okhotsk Sea. FNI report 2/2005. Lysaker, FNI, 2005, 59 p.

Brubaker, R. Douglas, Oil Transportation and Environmental Protection in the Barents Sea – Russian Legal Perspectives. FNI report 1/2005. Lysaker, FNI, 2005, 39 p.

Commentary articles:

Jensen, Leif Christian and Svein Vigeland Rottem, 'NATO i nord?' ('NATO in the North?'), Nordlys, 15.06.2010. In Norwegian.

Jensen, Øystein, 'Grensesprengende - og uklart' ('Pathbreaking - and Unclear'), Dagens Næringsliv, 30.04.2010. In Norwegian.

Stokke, Olav Schram, 'En indre sirkel i Arktisk Råd?' ('An Inner Circle in the Arctic Council?'), Nordlys, 28.04.2010. In Norwegian.

Moe, Arild, 'Shtokman – fortsatt interessant' ('Shtokman – Still of Interest'), Nordlys, 29.03.2010. In Norwegian.

Rowe, Lars, 'Russland trenger ikke bistand' ('Russia Doesn't Need Aid'), Dagsavisen, 22.02.2010. In Norwegian.

Skedsmo, Pål Wilter, 'Elendige Russland' ('Miserable Russia'), Nordlys, 16.02.2010. In Norwegian.

Hønneland, Geir, 'En bauta i samarbeidet' ('A Giant in Norwegian-Russian Collaboration'), Nordlys, 9 December 2009. In Norwegian.

Rottem, Svein Vigeland, 'Overdrivelser om Arktis' ('Exaggerations about the Arctic'), Nordlys, 5 October 2009. In Norwegian.

Hønneland, Geir and Arild Moe, 'Nordområdene og Russland: Gamle og nye utfordringer' ('The High North and Russia: Old and New Challenges'), Internasjonal Politikk, No 3, 2009, pp. 521-522. In Norwegian.

Jørgensen, Anne-Kristin, 'Fiskerisamarbeid gir resultater' ('Norwegian-Russian Fishery Cooperation Yields Results'), Nordlys, 29 August 2009. In Norwegian.

Hønneland, Geir, 'Nordområdene på valg' ('The High North and the Parliamentary Elections'), Dagsavisen, 1 August 2009. In Norwegian.

Moe, Arild, 'Sjtokman – hva skjer?' ('Shtokman – What is Happening?'), Nordlys, 24 July 2009. In Norwegian.

Jensen, Øystein and Svein Vigeland Rottem, 'Makt og rett i nord' ('Power and Law in the High North'), Nordlys, 26 June 2009. In Norwegian.

Moe, Arild, 'So Far the EU has Neither Arctic Territory Nor a Clear Role' (comments to article by Alyson Bailes)', Europe's World, 22 June 2009.

Johansen, Roger, 'Russland med Gazprom i hånd' ('Gazprom as a Political Weapon?'), Nordlys, 28 May 2009. In Norwegian.

Jørgensen, Jørgen Holten, 'Russland på Svalbard' ('Russia on Svalbard', Nordlys, 30 April 2009. In Norwegian.

Jensen, Øystein, 'Norge er ikke blitt større' ('Norway Has Not Become Larger'), Aftenposten, 23 April 2009. In Norwegian.

Stokke, Olav Schram, 'Arctic Environmental Governance: Are New Regimes Needed?', The Circle, No 1, 1 April 2009.

Korppoo, Anna and Arild Moe, 'Economic Crisis and Russia: Boom or Bust for JI?' Joint Implementation Quarterly, Vol 15, No 1, 1 April 2009.

Hønneland, Geir, 'Nordområdepolitikk – utfordringer og internasjonalt samarbeid' ('Challenges and International Cooperation in the High North'), Hvor hender det?, 30 March 2009. In Norwegian.

Hønneland, Geir, 'Korrupsjon eller landssvik?' ('Yevdokimov Sacking: Corruption or Treason?', Nordlys, 28 March 2009. In Norwegian.

Rottem, Svein V., 'En ambivalent alliert' ('Norway: An Ambivalent Ally'), Dagbladet, 27 March 2009. In Norwegian.

Skedsmo, Pål og Leif Christian Jensen, 'Stein på stein i nord' ('New building blocks in the North?'), Nordlys, 26 March 2009. In Norwegian.

Rowe, Lars, 'Det brysomme nikkelverket' ('The Troublesome Nickel Plant'), Nordlys, 2 March 2009. In Norwegian.

Rottem, Svein Vigeland, 'Makt i nord' ('Force in the North'), Nordlys, 27 January 2009. In Norwegian.

Jensen, Øystein, 'Har Norge grunn til bekymring?' ('Does Norway Have Reason to Worry about EU's New Arctic Foreign Policy Strategy?'). Nordlys, 12 December 2008. In Norwegian.

Moe, Arild and Lars Rowe, 'Russian Shipbuilding – Is a Rapid Turnaround Possible?', Baltic Rim Economies, No 5, 31 October, 2008.

Hønneland, Geir, 'Nordområdesatsingen – en bløff?' ('Norwegian Politics in the High North - A Bluff?'). Nordlys, 24 October 2008. In Norwegian.

Hønneland, Geir, 'Gammelt nord, ny innpakning' ('Old North, New Wrapping'). Dagsavisen, 22 October 2008. In Norwegian.

Moe, Arild, 'Think of Russia as an asset, not a risk', Parliamentary Brief, Vol 11, No 12, 22 July 2008.

Jensen, Øystein, 'Arktis og havets folkerett' ('The Arctic Ocean and the Law of the Sea'), Bergens Tidende, 9 June 2008. In Norwegian.

Rowe, Lars, 'Norge og Russland 1991-2008: Fra unntakstilstand til normalen' ('Norway and Russia 1991-2008: From State of Emergency to Normalcy'), Norsk Polarhistorie, May 2008. In Norwegian.

Hønneland, Geir, 'Utlendingen i russisk politisk tenkning' ('The Foreigner in Russian Political Thinking'), Minerva, 13 February 2008. In Norwegian.

Hønneland, Geir, 'Kleiner Grenzverkehr' ('Small-Scale Border Cooperation'). Kulturaustausch, No 1, 2008. In German.

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Nordområdene – Hva nå? ('The High North – What Now?'). In Norwegian. (08.04.10)

Olav Schram Stokke Obtains Dr. philos. degree on International Regime Effectiveness, with Barents Sea Fisheries Case Study (19.03.2010)

No "Armed Mad Dash for Resources" Foreseen in the Arctic (17.12.09)

Russia and the North (06.08.09)

Svein Vigeland Rottem Obtains PhD Degree on Norway's Changing Defence Policies (17.03.09)

High North Geopolitics and the Environment (26.11.08)

20 Years of Norwegian-Russian Environmental Cooperation. In Norwegian (24.11.08)

Norway's First Textbook on International Environmental Politics. In Norwegian (23.10.08)

Ny bok: Den nye nordområdepolitikken ('New Book on Norway's High North Politics'). In Norwegian (18.12.07)

FNI evaluerer Norges miljøvernsamarbeid med Russland ('FNI Evaluates Norwegian-Russian Environmental Cooperation'). In Norwegian. (13.11.07)

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