America in the Arctic : foreign policy and competition in the melting North
Mary Thompson-Jones.
Bok · Engelsk · 2025
| Utgitt | LaVergne : Columbia University Press , 2025.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (xix, 323 pages) : illustrations, maps
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| Utgave | 1st ed.
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| Opplysninger | Title from eBook information screen.. orts, and boasts the world's largest fleet of forty icebreakers. China bought its first icebreaker from Ukraine, built a second on its own, and is now building a third that is nuclear-powered. The rest of the Arctic is under stress. Sweden, a historically neutral country, has become increasingly alarmed by Russian activities, and sought a close association with NATO. But America can improve its position by seizing new political, diplomatic, and economic openings. Warmer temperatures could soon make living north of 66 degrees north latitude the same as living at 60 degrees. These Arctic nations needs infrastructure to connect them to a globalized world. Here diplomacy, especially economic tradecraft, is the solution. While the book is by no means dismissive of the military dimension, it will take a diplomatic and military intervention for America to present a formidable Arctic presence"--. - Intro -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Prologue -- 1. Imagining the Arctic: Maps, Geology, and Climate -- 2. Alaska: The Superlative State -- 3. Canada: The Trouble with Gentlemen's Agreements -- 4. Iceland: Caught Between Three Worlds -- 5. Search for Sovereignty: Greenland, Denmark, and the United States -- 6. How Norway Gained an Archipelago and America Became an Arctic Power -- 7. Finland and Sweden: Transforming NATO's Arctic Flank -- 8. Russia's Beloved and Unsustainable Arctic -- 9. Reestablishing Presence: How America Is Returning to the Arctic -- Conclusion: America's Arctic Future-Navigating a Militarized and Melting Domain -- Notes -- Index.
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| ISBN | 0231552610
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