Alaska, Non-Contiguous State of USA
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Published Date: 17 June 2025
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Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher
A Researcher in International Relations with a Focus on Security, Political and Economic Risks for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and International Trade
Alaska, Non-Contiguous State of USA
Distance from Alaska to USA: 4,559 Km (Straight line distance Capital-to-Capital in Km, Map Developers)
Disputed State/Colony due to Self-Determination
Alaska Natives (Indigenous Alaskans) occupied Alaska thousands of years before the Russian colonial period. In 1867, the USA purchased Alaska from the Russian Empire for a sum of 7.2 million US Dollars, so since then, Alaska has been a Colony of the USA. However, despite the formal status of the non-contiguous state of the USA (1959–present), the Alaskan Independence Party has been seeking self-determination for Alaska to secede from the United States in order to establish Alaska as an independent country.
Alaska Government Website https://alaska.gov/
Governor of Alaska: Mike Dunleavy https://gov.alaska.gov/meet-mike-dunleavy/
Alaska Natives (Indigenous Alaskans) before the Colonisation
Population
Source: CityPopulation
One of the Prominent Religious Sites
Seward, Alaska
Key Figures of the Territory, Global Position, and Alliances
Global Survival Rank by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher: Yearly Rank to Compare the Global Political Power among Countries to Survive Long Conflicts and Wars at the Military Level and Economic Level Global Survival Rank by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher https://www.rozen-bakher.com/global-survival-rank-zrb
Monitoring Alliances by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher: Monitoring Military, Political, Economic and Trade Alliances that Have an Impact on Global Order and Geopolitics Monitoring Alliances by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher https://www.rozen-bakher.com/monitoring-alliances
Key Figures of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and International Trade
Source: United States Census Bureau
Profile
Alaska - Britannica https://www.britannica.com/place/Alaska
Alaska - US Census Bureau Profile https://data.census.gov/profile/Alaska?g=040XX00US02
Interview with the Governor of Alaska
Research Papers and Research Books
The climate of Alaska Shulski, M., & Wendler, G. (2007). The climate of Alaska. University of Alaska Press.
Geology of northern Alaska Moore, T. E., Wallace, W. K., Bird, K. J., Karl, S. M., Mull, C. G., & Dillon, J. T. (1994). Geology of northern Alaska.
How Alaska affects the world Meier, M. F., & Dyurgerov, M. B. (2002). How Alaska affects the world. Science, 297(5580), 350-351.
Alaska: an American colony Haycox, S. W. (2020). Alaska: an American colony. University of Washington Press.
Village journey: the report of the Alaska Native Review Commission Berger, T. R. (1985). Village journey: the report of the Alaska Native Review Commission (Vol. 202). New York: Hill and Wang.
Overview of the geology and tectonic evolution of Alaska Plafker, G., & Berg, H. C. (1994). Overview of the geology and tectonic evolution of Alaska.
Alaska natives and American laws Case, D. S., & Voluck, D. A. (2012). Alaska natives and American laws. University of Alaska Press.
Wolves, bears, and their prey in Alaska: biological and social challenges in wildlife management National Research Council, Division on Earth, Life Studies, Commission on Life Sciences, Committee on Management of Wolf, & Bear Populations in Alaska. (1997). Wolves, bears, and their prey in Alaska: biological and social challenges in wildlife management. National Academies Press.
A century of climate change for Fairbanks, Alaska Wendler, G., & Shulski, M. (2009). A century of climate change for Fairbanks, Alaska. Arctic, 295-300.
The Alaska vegetation classification Viereck, L. A. (1992). The Alaska vegetation classification (Vol. 286). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station.
The geology of Alaska Plafker, G., & Berg, H. C. (1994). The geology of Alaska. Geological Society of America.
The Indian health service and American Indian/Alaska native health outcomes Kruse, G., Lopez-Carmen, V. A., Jensen, A., Hardie, L., & Sequist, T. D. (2022). The Indian health service and American Indian/Alaska native health outcomes. Annual review of public health, 43(1), 559-576.
Food insecurity among American Indian and Alaska Native people: a scoping review to inform future research and policy needs Nikolaus, C. J., Johnson, S., Benally, T., Maudrie, T., Henderson, A., Nelson, K., ... & Sinclair, K. I. (2022). Food insecurity among American Indian and Alaska Native people: a scoping review to inform future research and policy needs. Advances in Nutrition, 13(5), 1566-1583.
International Indigenous business and trade and the role of culture: A comparison between Aotearoa Maori and Alaska Native enterprises Mika, J. P., & Ross, B. M. (2019). International Indigenous business and trade and the role of culture: A comparison between Aotearoa Maori and Alaska Native enterprises. Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, 11(2), 54-71.
Collaboration, citizen participation, and environmental protection in the Marine Oil Trade of Alaska Busenberg, G. J. (2017). Collaboration, citizen participation, and environmental protection in the Marine Oil Trade of Alaska. In Strategic Collaboration in Public and Nonprofit Administration (pp. 233-252). Routledge.
Alaska Fisheries and Global Trade: Red King Crab, Paralithodes camtschaticus; Sockeye Salmon, Oncorhynchus nerka; and Walleye Pollock, Gadus chalcogrammus. Dalton, M., & Lee, J. (2015). Alaska Fisheries and Global Trade: Red King Crab, Paralithodes camtschaticus; Sockeye Salmon, Oncorhynchus nerka; and Walleye Pollock, Gadus chalcogrammus. Marine Fisheries Review, 77(3).
A new look at the crude oil prices and economic growth nexus: asymmetric evidence from Alaska Baek, J., & Young, T. B. (2021). A new look at the crude oil prices and economic growth nexus: asymmetric evidence from Alaska. Mineral Economics, 34(3), 339-344.
Oil and wilderness in Alaska: Natural resources, environmental protection, and national policy dynamics Busenberg, G. J. (2013). Oil and wilderness in Alaska: Natural resources, environmental protection, and national policy dynamics. Georgetown University Press.
Tax policy can change the production path: A model of optimal oil extraction in Alaska Leighty, W., & Lin, C. Y. C. (2012). Tax policy can change the production path: A model of optimal oil extraction in Alaska. Energy Policy, 41, 759-774.
“It Doesn't Rise to the Level of Crisis That Other Situations Would”: Indigenous Self-Determination and Gendered Violence in Alaska Kuokkanen, R. (2025). “It Doesn’t Rise to the Level of Crisis That Other Situations Would”: Indigenous Self-Determination and Gendered Violence in Alaska. Politics & Gender, 1-30.
Subsistence and self-determination: can Alaska Natives have a more effective voice Case, D. S. (1989). Subsistence and self-determination: can Alaska Natives have a more effective voice. U. Colo. L. Rev., 60, 1009.
The De Facto Termination of Alaska Native Sovereignty: An Anomaly in an Era of Self-Determination Thompson, B. W. (1999). The De Facto Termination of Alaska Native Sovereignty: An Anomaly in an Era of Self-Determination. American Indian Law Review, 24(2), 421-454.
Self-determination, sustainability, and wellbeing in the Alaska Native community of Ninilchik Gordon, H. S. J. (2019). Self-determination, sustainability, and wellbeing in the Alaska Native community of Ninilchik. University of Alaska Fairbanks.
Determined by the community: CBPR in Alaska Native communities building local control and self-determination Lewis, J. P., & Boyd, K. (2012). Determined by the community: CBPR in Alaska Native communities building local control and self-determination. Journal of Indigenous Research, 1(2), 6.
The self-determination movement of the Yupiit in Southwest Alaska Kasayulie, W. (1992). The self-determination movement of the Yupiit in Southwest Alaska. Études/Inuit/Studies, 43-45.
Tribes and self-determination in Alaska Case, D., & Dorough, D. S. (2006). Tribes and self-determination in Alaska. Hum. Rts., 33, 13.
An Expression of Self-Determination: Incorporating Alaska Native Knowledge into Community-Driven Energy Sovereignty Brewer, J. P. (2020). An Expression of Self-Determination: Incorporating Alaska Native Knowledge into Community-Driven Energy Sovereignty. American Indian Culture and Research Journal, 44(4), 1-20.
Historical Background and Historical Perspective
Alaska: A history Naske, C. M., & Slotnick, H. E. (2014). Alaska: A history.
Alaska and its resources Dall, W. H. (1897). Alaska and its resources. Lee and Shepard.
History of Alaska: 1730-1885 Bancroft, H. H., Bates, A., Petroff, I., & Nemos, W. (1886). History of Alaska: 1730-1885 (Vol. 33). San Francisco: AL Bancroft.
Alaska: A history of the 49th state Naske, C. M. (1987). Alaska: A history of the 49th state. University of Oklahoma Press.
Russians in Alaska, 1732-1867 Black, L. (2004). Russians in Alaska, 1732-1867. University of Alaska Press.
Local Animal
Alaska Moose
