Even in the early 21st century, the Arctic was seen in an global debate as a peripheral region, comparatively unchangeable and based on pragmatic cooperation between Arctic states. The functioning of mechanisms specified as the Arctic Council, joint investigation projects or the coordination of rescue activities has been conducive to narratives of alleged arctic exceptionality, according to which even under global tensions the region would stay a low hazard of conflict. However, as Bloomsbury Intelligence and safety Institute analysts indicate, Russian aggression against Ukraine in 2022 led to a definitive collapse of this paradigm.
