Geopolitics and security in the Arctic : regional dynamics in a global world /

Written by a group of leading experts on Arctic affairs, this book offers a historically informed and comprehensive study of the geopolitics and security challenges of the Arctic. The key aim of the work is to identify the conditions for cooperation, stability and peace in the Arctic and to reach be...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Tamnes, Rolf (Editor), Offerdal, Kristine (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London ; New York : Routledge, 2014.
Series:	Routledge global security studies.
Subjects:	Geopolitics > Arctic regions. Political geography. Security, International > Arctic regions. Arctic regions > Foreign relations. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / International Security. HISTORY / Europe / Scandinavia. HISTORY / Europe / Russia & the Former Soviet Union.

Table of Contents:

Introduction / Rolf Tamnes and Kristine Offerdal
The geopolitics of the Arctic in a historical perspective / Rolf Tamnes and Sven G. Holtsmark
Arctic strategies and policies / Kristine Offerdal
The legal-political regime in the Arctic / Alf Håkon Hoel
Arctic petroleum resources in a regional and global perspective / Dag Harald Claes and Arild Moe
International environmental governance and Arctic security / Olav Schram Stokke
Armed forces and security challenges in the Arctic / Paal Sigurd Hilde
Conclusion.