%0 Journal Article %T The Security aspects in the Arctic: the potential Role of NATO %A Irina Zhilina %J Nordicum-Mediterraneum %D 2013 %I %X This paper addresses military security issues in the Arctic region and assesses in particular NATO¡¯s Arctic agenda by giving a historical retrospective on the militarization of the High North. Also, it provides a theoretical background to understand the contemporary strategic situation and analyze how the enduring nuclear-weapon-based security strategies can influence the future international relations in the Arctic. %K Arctic %K Cold War %K hard law %K NATO %K Nordic countries %K nuclear weapons %K security %K soft law %K strategy %K USA %K USSR %U http://nome.unak.is/nm-marzo-2012/vol-8-n-1-2013/48-article/393-the-security-aspects-in-the-arctic-the-potential-role-of-nato