Cold Front Rising As Global Warming Melts Polar Ice Pack, a New Race for the Arctic's Resources Begins; Strategic Insights: v.2, issue 8 (February 2008)
This article appeared in Strategic Insights, (February 2008) v. 2, Issue 8 Two decades ago, Arctic scholar Oran Young penned a prescient article for the Winter 1985-86 edition of Foreign Policy called “The Age of the Arctic,” in which he proclaimed: “Today, the Arctic is rapidly becoming a focus for...
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ftnavalpschool:oai:calhoun.nps.edu:10945/25391 2024-06-09T07:42:58+00:00 Cold Front Rising As Global Warming Melts Polar Ice Pack, a New Race for the Arctic's Resources Begins; Strategic Insights: v.2, issue 8 (February 2008) Zellen, Barry Center on Contemporary Conflict (CCC) Center for Contemporary Conflict Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.) Monterey, California Center for Contemporary Conflict (CCC) 2008-02 application/pdf https://hdl.handle.net/10945/25391 unknown Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School Strategic Insights, (February 2008) v. 2, Issue 8 Strategic Insights, 2002-2010 Strategic Insights https://hdl.handle.net/10945/25391 This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States. Article 2008 ftnavalpschool 2024-05-15T00:23:01Z This article appeared in Strategic Insights, (February 2008) v. 2, Issue 8 Two decades ago, Arctic scholar Oran Young penned a prescient article for the Winter 1985-86 edition of Foreign Policy called “The Age of the Arctic,” in which he proclaimed: “Today, the Arctic is rapidly becoming a focus for defense and development issues that touch on the core interests of each of the superpowers.” Young then believed that the world was "entering the age of the Arctic, an era in which those concerned with international peace and security will urgently need to know mach more about the region and in which policy makers in the arctic rim states will become increasingly concerned.”[1] Indeed, a quick glance at any Cold War-era map of the polar region would show the two superpowers standing face-to-face across their common polar frontier. The logic of geopolitics placed the North Pole at the very center of the world, making the Arctic Ocean appear to be the modern-day equivalent of the Mediterranean of ancient times. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Ocean Global warming North Pole Naval Postgraduate School: Calhoun Arctic Arctic Ocean North Pole |
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This article appeared in Strategic Insights, (February 2008) v. 2, Issue 8 Two decades ago, Arctic scholar Oran Young penned a prescient article for the Winter 1985-86 edition of Foreign Policy called “The Age of the Arctic,” in which he proclaimed: “Today, the Arctic is rapidly becoming a focus for defense and development issues that touch on the core interests of each of the superpowers.” Young then believed that the world was "entering the age of the Arctic, an era in which those concerned with international peace and security will urgently need to know mach more about the region and in which policy makers in the arctic rim states will become increasingly concerned.”[1] Indeed, a quick glance at any Cold War-era map of the polar region would show the two superpowers standing face-to-face across their common polar frontier. The logic of geopolitics placed the North Pole at the very center of the world, making the Arctic Ocean appear to be the modern-day equivalent of the Mediterranean of ancient times. |
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Cold Front Rising As Global Warming Melts Polar Ice Pack, a New Race for the Arctic's Resources Begins; Strategic Insights: v.2, issue 8 (February 2008) |
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