The increasing fragmentation and confrontation in the Arctic geopolitics today have overturned the notion of Arctic"exceptionalism"and highlighted the inadequacies of theories like the"Cold War"perspective in explaining current realities.Building on the critique of these existing theoretical flaws,this paper adopts a comprehensive spatiotemporal perspective,integrating contemporary characteristics and spatial connections to explain the fundamental nature and evolutionary dynamics of the arctic geopolitics.By defining core concepts such as key factors,primary contradictions,evolutionary intervals,and driving mechanisms,it constructs a theoretical framework for analyzing Arctic geopolitics and proposes the"Coupled Interaction Theory"as a response and refinement to existing theories.The paper concludes that,against the backdrop of accelerating global climate change and the prolonged Russia-Ukraine conflict,the"endogenous"conflicts between Russia and the United States in the Arctic,coupled with the"exogenous"influences of the European geopolitical landscape,are becoming increasingly evident.Arctic geopolitics will manifest two main features:the intensification of a NATO-like geopolitical pattern,heightening tensions in the Arctic,and the reshaping of the European security architecture,which will directly impact the evolution of the Arctic geopolitical landscape.
ExceptionalismCold War Perspectivethe Arctic GeopoliticsEvolutionary DynamicsCoupled Interaction
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