https://erdem.no/tags/bering-sea/Bering SeaHugo Blox Builder (https://hugoblox.com)en-usSat, 29 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://erdem.no/media/logo_hu1a4d138795113c3d9368fc6e144a6871_6769_300x300_fit_lanczos_3.pnghttps://erdem.no/tags/bering-sea/https://erdem.no/post/bering-signalling-2025/Sat, 29 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://erdem.no/post/bering-signalling-2025/<p>Happy to share an article Andreas Østhagen and I have written in the latest Arctic Yearbook. Many thanks to editors Justin Barnes, Lassi Heininen and Heather Exner-Pirot, as well as the anonymous reviewers, whose thoughtful feedback strengthened the piece.</p> <p>Read the full article: <a href="https://erdem.no/publication/2sp_ay2025_lamazhapov_osthagen/">China, Russia, and the U.S. in the Bering Sea: Military Exercises and Great Power Politics</a>, <em>Arctic Yearbook 2025</em>. The slides are also available as a <a href="bering-signalling-slides.pdf">PDF</a>.</p> <h2 id="what-are-russia-and-china-signalling-in-the-bering-sea">What are Russia and China signalling in the Bering Sea?</h2> <section class="slideshow" aria-roledescription="carousel" aria-label="What are Russia and China signalling in the Bering Sea?"> <ul class="slideshow-track" tabindex="0"> <li class="slideshow-slide" id="slide-1" aria-roledescription="slide" aria-label="1 of 5"> <figure> <img src="https://erdem.no/post/bering-signalling-2025/slide-2.jpg" width="813" height="1016" alt="Since 2022, Russia and China have sharply increased joint naval, air, and coast guard exercises in the North Pacific." decoding="async"> <figcaption>Since 2022, Russia and China have sharply increased joint naval, air, and coast guard exercises in the North Pacific.</figcaption> </figure> </li> <li class="slideshow-slide" id="slide-2" aria-roledescription="slide" aria-label="2 of 5"> <figure> <img src="https://erdem.no/post/bering-signalling-2025/slide-3.jpg" width="813" height="1016" alt="Exercises are signalling tools: they serve symbolic as well as material purposes, convey intentions, commitments or warnings, and are public, intentional, and sometimes costly." loading="lazy" decoding="async"> <figcaption>Exercises are signalling tools: they serve symbolic as well as material purposes, convey intentions, commitments or warnings, and are public, intentional, and sometimes costly.</figcaption> </figure> </li> <li class="slideshow-slide" id="slide-3" aria-roledescription="slide" aria-label="3 of 5"> <figure> <img src="https://erdem.no/post/bering-signalling-2025/slide-4.jpg" width="813" height="1016" alt="Russia signals its great-power status, willingness to counter U.S./NATO operations, and desire to maintain relevance in the Arctic after its isolation post-Ukraine." loading="lazy" decoding="async"> <figcaption>Russia signals its great-power status, willingness to counter U.S./NATO operations, and desire to maintain relevance in the Arctic after its isolation post-Ukraine.</figcaption> </figure> </li> <li class="slideshow-slide" id="slide-4" aria-roledescription="slide" aria-label="4 of 5"> <figure> <img src="https://erdem.no/post/bering-signalling-2025/slide-5.jpg" width="813" height="1016" alt="China signals its status as a maritime great power with far-sea operational capabilities, pushback against U.S. island chain containment, and desire to avoid being excluded from the Arctic." loading="lazy" decoding="async"> <figcaption>China signals its status as a maritime great power with far-sea operational capabilities, pushback against U.S. island chain containment, and desire to avoid being excluded from the Arctic.</figcaption> </figure> </li> <li class="slideshow-slide" id="slide-5" aria-roledescription="slide" aria-label="5 of 5"> <figure> <img src="https://erdem.no/post/bering-signalling-2025/slide-6.jpg" width="813" height="1016" alt="Read the full article: Lamazhapov, E. &amp; Østhagen, A. (2025). China, Russia, and the U.S. in the Bering Sea. Arctic Yearbook 2025." loading="lazy" decoding="async"> <figcaption>Read the full article: Lamazhapov, E. &amp; Østhagen, A. (2025). China, Russia, and the U.S. in the Bering Sea. 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