1st Edition

Arctic Opening Insecurity And Opportunity

By Toby Dodge, Jeffrey Mazo Copyright 2014
180 Pages
by Routledge

180 Pages
by Routledge

The Arctic is opening. Global warming is leading to seasonal sea-ice retreat, which in turn opens hitherto impassable shipping routes and new areas for resource exploitation. Such changes are elevating the Arctic’s geostrategic value and stoking inter-state competition. The admission of five Asian states as Arctic Council observers in 2013 underlines the increased importance of the High North in... Read more

List of figures Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1. Defining maritime diplomacy Chapter 2. Paragunboat diplomacy Chapter 3. Categories and properties of maritime diplomacy Chapter 4. The utility of maritime diplomacy Chapter 5. Contemporary drivers of maritime diplomacy Chapter 6. Maritime diplomacy and game theory Conclusion

Biography

Christian LeMiere

"Christian Le Miere and Jeffrey Mazo have created a wonderful account on the unsteadiness of Arctic change and its implications for Arctice governance". - Nikolas Selheim, University of Lapland, Finland