Global Powers and the Arctic : Growing Cooperation or Contestation?

While global warming opens up the Arctic to more commercial and military activities, there is the possibility of more development and investment in the region, but also increasing potential for rivalry between the major powers. There is concern among Arctic states that such tensions will detract fro...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Menon, Vijayalakshmi
Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:English
Published: 2019
Subjects:
Social sciences::Political science
Country and Region Studies
East Asia and Asia Pacific
Arctic
Pacific
Climate change
Global warming
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/136681
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Summary:While global warming opens up the Arctic to more commercial and military activities, there is the possibility of more development and investment in the region, but also increasing potential for rivalry between the major powers. There is concern among Arctic states that such tensions will detract from peaceful cooperation to deal with the effects of climate change. Published version

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