Conflict or Cooperation: How Climate Change is Transforming Geopolitics in the Arctic

The purpose of this project was to show how climate change is transforming geopolitics in the Arctic by creating new economic opportunities leading to the increased militarization of Arctic nations. This thesis triangulates the current Arctic policy of member nations, economic resources and opportun...

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Main Author: Mayfield, McRae E
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spelling ftunimississippi:oai:egrove.olemiss.edu:hon_thesis-2212 2023-07-30T04:00:19+02:00 Conflict or Cooperation: How Climate Change is Transforming Geopolitics in the Arctic Mayfield, McRae E 2019-01-01T08:00:00Z application/pdf https://egrove.olemiss.edu/hon_thesis/1212 https://egrove.olemiss.edu/context/hon_thesis/article/2212/viewcontent/1574_Mayfield_Thesis.pdf unknown eGrove https://egrove.olemiss.edu/hon_thesis/1212 https://egrove.olemiss.edu/context/hon_thesis/article/2212/viewcontent/1574_Mayfield_Thesis.pdf Honors Theses International and Area Studies text 2019 ftunimississippi 2023-07-15T22:27:38Z The purpose of this project was to show how climate change is transforming geopolitics in the Arctic by creating new economic opportunities leading to the increased militarization of Arctic nations. This thesis triangulates the current Arctic policy of member nations, economic resources and opportunities in the region, and the increased military presence in the region to demonstrate how a potential conflict may occur in the region if the current trend continues. This thesis aims to show how resource greed over non-contiguous territory and an increased military presence escalated tensions in the Arctic. Text Arctic Climate change The University of Mississippi: eGrove Arctic
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