Open seminar: Peace in the Arctic
13:00-16:00
13:00 - 14:15
Historical, current and future geostrategic role of the Arctic in light of political and technological developments
Rasmus Bertelsen, Professor, Department of Social Sciences, UIT - The Arctic University of Norway
Small states and peace in the Arctic
Silja Bára Ómarsdóttir, Adjunct professor, University of Iceland
Geopolitics and International Law in the Arctic
Bjarni Már Magnússon, Associate Professor, Reykjavik University School of Law: (15 min)
Iceland's relations with Russia - cold without the Arctic?
Valgerður Björk Pálsdóttir, University of Iceland
Moderator: Gunhild Hoogensen Gjørv, UiT – The Arctic University of Norway
30 min. discussions
14:15 - 14:30 Coffee
14:30 - 16:00
That which we all can agree upon
Sóley Kaldal, Icelandic Coast Guard
Arctic Peace: The Role of Tourism
Auður H Ingólfsdóttir, researcher, Icelandic Tourism Research Center:
The human security costs of Arctic Exceptionalism
Gunhild Hoogensen Gjørv, Professor, Centre for Peace Studies (CPS) UiT – The Arctic University of Norway
Plundering Perception of Peace
Embla Eir Oddsdóttir, Director, Icelandic Arctic Cooperation Network
Moderator: Silja Bára Ómarsdóttir, University of Iceland
30 min. discussions
Roundtable on Norwegian-Russian Relations
16.30-18.00
Speakers - media representatives/analysts from Norway to discuss current tensions and possible confidence/peacebuilding measures between Norway and Russia high and local politics.