Title:
Arctic security in an age of climate change
Author:
Kraska, James.
ISBN:
9781107006607
9781107673670
Publication Information:
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Physical Description:
xxvii, 312 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm
Contents:
Arctic futures : the politics of transformation / Circumpolar perspectives. Arctic security : the indirect approach / Challenges and security issues of Arctic marine transport / Arctic meltdown and its implications for shipping and ports in Asia / European security interests in the Arctic. Arctic security and Norway / Norway and the Arctic : between multilateral governance and geopolitics / Military aspects of Russia's policy : hard power and natural resources / Next geographical pivot : the Russian Arctic in the twenty-first century / Rise of the Arctic on the global stage / Arctic challenge to Danish foreign and security policy / Arctic security : a Greenland perspective / Territorial discourses and identity politics : Iceland's role in the Arctic / North American security interests in the Arctic. Canada's security and foreign policy in the Arctic / Polar race or polar saga? Canada and the circumpolar world / New Arctic geography and U.S. strategy / Arctic security considerations and the U.S. Navy's "Arctic Roadmap" / A United Kingdom perspective on the role of navies in delivering Arctic security
Abstract:
"This is the first book to examine Arctic defense policy and military security from the perspective of all eight Arctic states"--Provided by publisher.
"This is the first book to examine Arctic defense policy and military security from the perspective of all eight Arctic states. In light of climate change and melting ice in the Arctic Ocean, Canada, Russia, Denmark (Greenland), Norway, and the United States, as well as Iceland, Sweden, and Finland, are grappling with an emerging Arctic security paradigm. This volume brings together the world's most seasoned Arctic political-military experts from Europe and North America to analyze how Arctic nations are adapting their security postures to accommodate increased shipping, expanding naval presence, and energy and mineral development in the polar region. The book analyzes the ascent of Russia as the first "Arctic superpower," the growing importance of polar security for NATO and the Nordic states, and the increasing role of Canada and the United States in the region"--Provided by publisher.
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