The Arctic Council: Between Environmental Protection and Geopolitics

ISBN-13:	9789811392894
Publisher:	Springer Nature Singapore
Publication date:	07/31/2019
Edition description:	1st ed. 2020
Pages:	104
Sales rank:	232,007
Product dimensions:	5.83(w) x 8.27(h) x (d)

This pivot introduces the Arctic Council and its role as a platform for dealing with local, national, regional and global challenges of relevance to the “new” Arctic. Against the backdrop of climate change and increasing commercial activity, it considers what a future Arctic should look like, from ideas of total protection to expansive oil and gas extraction. It examines the Arctic’s position on the political agenda, from Norway’s High North hype to a more peripheral place in the foreign policy of the US and explores the Council's role as an important international forum for dialogue and cooperation on Arctic challenges and opportunities, and a significant arena for developing knowledge and learning about a changing region.