The EU First Needs an Arctic Map, Then a Real Arctic Strategy

Andreas Raspotnik, Adam Stępień and Andreas Østhagen

Internationale Politik Quarterly (IPQ), 14 August, 2026.

In this policy analysis, Andreas Raspotnik, Adam Stępień and Andreas Østhagen argue that the EU needs to distinguish between the European and circumpolar Arctic. They call for a stronger focus on the European Arctic, where the EU already has considerable regulatory power, resources and geopolitical leverage.

Associated research areas

• Arctic and Ocean Politics
• Climate and Energy Politics

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• Andreas Raspotnik and Andreas Østhagen of the Fridtjof Nansen Institute, together with Adam Stępień, argue that the EU should focus its Arctic strategy on the European Arctic, where it already has substantial regulatory power, resources and geopolitical leverage