Geopolitics and security in the Arctic : regional dynamics in a global world / edited by Rolf Tamnes and Kristine Offerdal.

"First published 2014 by Routledge; first issued in paperback 2016"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Written by a group of leading experts on Arctic affairs, this book offers a historically informed and comprehensive study of the geopolitics and security challenges of the Arctic. The key aim of the work is to identify the conditions for cooperation, stability and peace in the Arctic and to reach beyond simple description and expectation in order to explore in depth some of the main factors that will determine the future of international relations in the region. Furthermore, it addresses key topics such as the geopolitical significance of the Arctic and the importance of oil and gas resources in the Arctic. The book also investigates what the main characteristics of governance in the Arctic are, and how institutions and regimes can promote stability and security in the region. The volume maintains two layers of focus. The first relates to the dynamics within the Arctic and the second to developments outside the region, highlighting that we cannot understand the Arctic in isolation from global developments such as energy markets, security conflicts and NATO-Russian antagonism"--Preliminary page.

Introduction / Rolf Tamnes and Kristine Offerdal -- The geopolitics of the Arctic in historical perspective / Rolf Tamnes and Sven G. Holtsmark -- The legal-political regime in the Arctic / Alf Hakon Hoel -- Interstate relations : the complexities of Arctic politics / Kristine Offerdal -- Arctic petroleum resources in a regional and global perspective / Dag Harald Claes and Arild Moe -- International environmental governance and Arctic security / Olav Schram Stokke -- Armed forces and security challenges in the Arctic / Paal Sigurd Hilde -- Conclusion / Rolf Tamnes and Kristine Offerdal.