NATO's Quest for Ontological Security: Securitizing Russia in the Arctic

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dc.authorid0000-0001-7227-4359
dc.authorid0000-0002-0280-1755
dc.contributor.authorŞahin, Sevgi Balkan
dc.contributor.authorÇetiner, Özge
dc.date.accessioned2026-03-02T12:25:08Z
dc.date.available2026-03-02T12:25:08Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.departmentİktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi
dc.description.abstractThe article examines how NATO has strategically and symbolically addressed disruptions to its ontological security due to Russia's military build-up in the Arctic and its aggressions in Ukraine. Based on an engagement between ontological security and securitization perspectives, the article argues that NATO's intentional and unconscious securitization acts towards Russia have addressed its material threats and ontological anxieties. Demonstrating the intersection of the material and psychological aspects of securitization, it highlights how NATO has engaged in a security-oriented role in the Arctic and constructed Russia as an abject/other to reaffirm its "self" as a united, reliable, and values-driven collective defense alliance. This dual approach has reflected NATO's reflexivity in balancing strategic and ontological needs to respond to evolving security dynamics. Analyzing NATO's Summit Declarations, Strategic Concepts, and press releases on the Arctic and Russia, coupled with interviews with NATO officials, the article reveals three major themes the Alliance has used to securitize Russia as a threat: to the "Euro-Atlantic stability", "the Arctic peace", and "international law and values".
dc.identifier.citationBalkan-şahin, S., & Çetiner, Ö. (2025). NATO’s Quest for Ontological Security: Securitizing Russia in the Arctic. Uluslararası İlişkiler Dergisi, 22(88), 25-43.
dc.identifier.doi10.33458/uidergisi.1718983
dc.identifier.endpage43
dc.identifier.issn1304-7310
dc.identifier.issue88
dc.identifier.startpage25
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.33458/uidergisi.1718983
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12507/3513
dc.identifier.volume22
dc.identifier.wos001519049000001
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.institutionauthorŞahin, Sevgi Balkan
dc.institutionauthorÇetiner, Özge
dc.institutionauthorid0000-0001-7227-4359
dc.institutionauthorid0000-0002-0280-1755
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherULUSLARARASI ILISKILER KONSEYI DERNEGI
dc.relation.ispartofULUSLARARASI ILISKILER-INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subjectSPECIAL-ISSUE
dc.subjectIDENTITY
dc.subjectANXIETY
dc.subjectSELF
dc.subject(IN)SECURITY
dc.subjectCREATIVITY
dc.subjectPOLITICS
dc.subjectEUROPE
dc.titleNATO's Quest for Ontological Security: Securitizing Russia in the Arctic
dc.typeArticle

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