The geopolitical circle structure of Arctic Passage and competition cooperation relationship between relative countries
The Arctic Passage connects the most strategic and economically developed regions in the world,and its opening is of great strategic significance.The geodetic region of Arctic Pas-sage can be considered from three dimensions:Arctic region,in-flight buffer,and route exten-sion area.Based on the geodetic influence region of the Arctic Passage,this paper summarizes the globalization and grouping characteristics of the geopolitical pattern of the Arctic Passage.Based on the combination of distance and shipping income,this paper explores the combination of political actors based on countries,and puts forward the stereoscopic circle layer structure of the geopolitical pattern of the Arctic Passage:A five-tier structure inside out with different inter-ests and positions centered on the Arctic Ocean.On the basis of the analysis of the shipping in-terests,propositions and policy systems of each circle structure,the relationship between the in-ternal and external cooperation and competition among the circles is discussed.The analysis shows how to balance the inner-most Arctic Passage Coastal States'claims of"Internal hydra-tion"and the institutionalized jurisdiction with the freedom of navigation in other circles will be the focus of future games,the competition and cooperation among and within the circles will gradually change with the change of resources and interests and the promotion of the process.