The Arctic: Between Hype and Reality
[Extract] As the climate is warming and the ice is melting, the Arctic has regained a certain interest on the international scene. The opening of sea lanes and increased access to natural resources are two of the main factors contributing to the increased attention for the Arctic region in internati...
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ftjamescook:oai:researchonline.jcu.edu.au:78618 2023-09-05T13:15:34+02:00 The Arctic: Between Hype and Reality Bartelet, Henry Dubiois, Kenty 2018 application/pdf https://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/78618/1/The%20Arctic%20Between%20Hype%20and%20Reality%20The%20Polar%20Connection.pdf unknown Polar Research and Policy Initiative https://polarconnection.org/arctic-geopolitics/ https://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/78618/ https://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/78618/1/The%20Arctic%20Between%20Hype%20and%20Reality%20The%20Polar%20Connection.pdf Bartelet, Henry, and Dubiois, Kenty (2018) The Arctic: Between Hype and Reality. The Polar Connection, 12 January 2018. openpub Article NonPeerReviewed 2018 ftjamescook 2023-08-22T20:39:13Z [Extract] As the climate is warming and the ice is melting, the Arctic has regained a certain interest on the international scene. The opening of sea lanes and increased access to natural resources are two of the main factors contributing to the increased attention for the Arctic region in international politics. The Circumpolar North has been described as a new maritime highway, a new resources frontiers and new military theatre. This paper will assess whether the events such as described above are truly accompanied by structural trends in the importance of the Arctic in global economics and geopolitics. It will do so by providing a quantitative analysis of how international shipping, military resource allocation and natural resource investments (petroleum and natural gas) have been changing over the last decade. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic James Cook University, Australia: ResearchOnline@JCU Arctic Lanes ENVELOPE(18.933,18.933,69.617,69.617) |
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[Extract] As the climate is warming and the ice is melting, the Arctic has regained a certain interest on the international scene. The opening of sea lanes and increased access to natural resources are two of the main factors contributing to the increased attention for the Arctic region in international politics. The Circumpolar North has been described as a new maritime highway, a new resources frontiers and new military theatre. This paper will assess whether the events such as described above are truly accompanied by structural trends in the importance of the Arctic in global economics and geopolitics. It will do so by providing a quantitative analysis of how international shipping, military resource allocation and natural resource investments (petroleum and natural gas) have been changing over the last decade. |
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