1st Edition
Geopolitics and Security in the Arctic Regional dynamics in a global world
198 Pages
17 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
198 Pages
17 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
198 Pages
17 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Written by a group of leading experts on Artic 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 beyond simple description and expectation in order to explore in depth some of the main factors... Read more
1. Introduction, Rolf Tamnes and Kristine Offerdal 2. The geopolitics of the Arctic in a historical perspective, Rolf Tamnes and Sven G. Holtsmark 3. Arctic strategies and policies, Kristine Offerdal 4. The legal-political regime in the Arctic, Alf Håkon Hoel 5. Arctic petroleum resources in a regional and global perspective, Dag Harald Claes and Arild Moe 6. International environmental governance and Arctic security, Olav Schram Stokke 7. Armed forces and security challenges in the Arctic, Paal Sigurd Hilde 8. Conclusion
Biography
Rolf Tamnes is Professor at the IFS (Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies), Oslo, Norway.
Kristine Offerdal is Associate Professor and Research Coordinator at the IFS (Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies), Oslo, Norway.
