Date of Award
1-1-2019
Language
English
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
College/School/Department
Department of Political Science
Content Description
1 online resource (v, 581 pages) : color illustrations.
Dissertation/Thesis Chair
Rey Koslowski
Committee Members
Victor Asal, Bryan Early
Keywords
American Foreign Policy, Arctic, Constructivism, Geopolitics, International Political Economy, Russian Foreign Policy
Subject Categories
History | International Relations | Political Science
Abstract
This dissertation explains how and why Russia has expanded its sphere of influence in the Arctic and why the United States has not assertively balanced this expansion. In doing so, I show that regional spheres of influence are historically and socially constructed. While material and security concerns motivate state behavior, I show that states also develop institutions, identities and interests that influence their relationships with each other and cause them to approach regions in different ways that are not readily explained by realist or liberal assumptions of how international relations should work.
Recommended Citation
Caldon, Joshua Newman, "The hot and the cold : a historical explanation for Russia's and America's contrasting foreign policy approaches to the Arctic" (2019). Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024). 2236.
https://scholarsarchive.library.albany.edu/legacy-etd/2236