The impact of global warming on the geopolitics of the Arctic. A historical opportunity for Russia? Egmont Security Policy Brief No. 8, March 2010

• Main Author: Nopens, Patrick.
• Format: Report
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: Russia; common foreign & security policy 1993 > European Global Strategy; environmental policy (including international arena); Arctic; Lanes; North Pole; Climate change; Global warming
• Online Access: http://aei.pitt.edu/14429/; http://aei.pitt.edu/14429/1/SPB%2D8_impact%2Dglobal%2Dwarming.pdf

Climate change will cause major physical, ecological, economic, social, and geopolitical adjustments. Arctic melting is providing new opportunities, not only to the five littoral states, but also to other major powers. However, Russia stands to gain most. Not only can it claim a major part of the Ar...