What is the Arctic a case of? The Arctic as a regional environmental security complex and the implications for policy

This article examines the Arctic as an international region, outlining the ways in which it is similar to other international regions and ways that it is unique. The article argues that the Arctic, fundamentally, is a regional security complex built around interdependence on environmental and ocean issues, and that this has consequences for the kinds of issues it should address and the regional public goods it can provide.