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Energy Security And Geopolitics In The Arctic: Challenges And Opportunities In The 21st Century (Paperback)
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Energy Security And Geopolitics In The Arctic: Challenges And Opportunities In The 21st Century (Paperback)
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This book sheds light on how global warming has caused the ongoing
environmental disaster in the Arctic, namely its melting. This
development, if left unabated, will have a major negative
environmental impact, not only on the Arctic itself, but on the
entire planet, including the worsening of global warming and rising
sea levels. The latter is a major threat to all island countries
and all countries having coastlines with open seas with major
environmental, social, economic, political and military/security
implications. The Arctic melting is bringing about challenges while
opening doors for certain opportunities. These are the
accessibility of the region's large oil, gas and coal reserves and
minerals, including rare earth elements. They are in demand both in
the Arctic littoral states (Canada, Denmark/Greenland, Norway,
Russia and USA) and the Greater Arctic countries (Iceland, Finland
and Sweden) as well as in other parts of the world. In particular,
major oil and gas importers (China, India, Japan and South Korea)
are interested in the Arctic energy resources, the main
non-regional countries with a capability to engage in the region.
The obvious importance of the regional energy and mineral resources
makes the division of the region among the regional countries
crucial. The melting of the Arctic ice will also lead to the
availability for at least a few months a year of a Northern Sea
Route and a Northwest Passage connecting Europe to North America
and the North-Eastern part of Asia. The importance of these
northern routes and the Arctic mineral and energy resources is
contributing to a growing military presence of mainly the USA and
Russia in this region, which could lead to an arms race. This book
offers invaluable insights on the issues that have grave
implications for energy security and geopolitics in the arctic.
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