Written by a group of leading experts, this book offers a historically informed and comprehensive study of the geopolitics and security challenges of the Arctic. The work aims to reach beyond simple description and prediction in order to explore in depth some of the main factors that will determine the future of international relations in the Arctic. It addresses the following key questions: * What is the geopolitical significance of the Arctic? * Who are the key actors and what are their interests and strategies? * What characterizes the maritime legal order, and how robust is it? * How...

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 that will determine the future of international relations in the region. Furthermore, it addresses key topics such as the geopolitical significance of the Arctic and the importance of oil...