Table of Contents
List of Tables
About the Authors
Introduction
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Chapter 1. The Geography of the Arctic
Chapter 2. The Hydrocarbon Resources of the Arctic: An Attractive Deposit
Chapter 3. The International Legal Status of the Arctic
Chapter 4. The Sea Routes
Chapter 5. Ambitions and Realities of Russian Policy in the Arctic
Chapter 6. Illustrations of Practical Works in the Arctic
Chapter 7. The “Cold” Militarization of the Arctic
Chapter 8. Scientific Research in the Arctic
Chapter 9. The Silent Arctic Started Speaking
Chapter 10. The Arctic – The “Weather Kitchen”
Chapter 11. Arctic Policies of Non-Arctic States
Conclusion
Appendix
References
Index
Reviews
“This book is extremely timely because it discusses the Arctic region at its climate and geopolitical tipping points: Global warming, melting arctic ice, ice-free shipping lanes connecting the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean, and changing alliances among Arctic and near-Arctic nations are converging and leading to increasing geopolitical competition for mineral and energy resources involving the US, Russia and China’s Polar Silk Road. Its future is yet to be charted.” – Michael H. Glantz, PhD, University of Colorado at Boulder, USA
“This monograph is a book about the Arctic incorporating factual material, filled with real events of the XXI century. Dr. Sergey Zhiltsov takes a close look at solutions to geopolitical, economic and social problems, ensuring national security in the region. An impressive rise of the Russian Arctic. Great job!” – Dr. Rustem Shagiev, Rector of Moscow Petroleum Institute
“The authors managed to fit the key challenges of the Arctic into one book. Hydrocarbon resources and extraction projects, the international legal regime and politics, shipping and militarization – all these topics allow for a new perspective into the Arctic region. Russian policy in the Arctic – its history and modernity – is of great interest.” – Dr. Oleg Grishin, PhD in Political Science, Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia
“This book reflects a balanced approach to the climatic matters of the Arctic. It thoroughly presents the problem of global warming and identifies both the risks and new opportunities for the development of the Arctic. The authors have not limited themselves to climate and ecology but have expanded the research field by linking these questions with issues of hydrocarbon extraction and shipping development.” – Dr. Kostyanoy Andrei, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Chief Researcher of the Shirshov Institute of Oceanology of the Russian Academy of Sciences
