Energy security and geopolitics in the Arctic challenges and opportunities in the 21st century (World Scientific, 2012)
Introduction / Hooman Peimani -- From white to blue : the shrinking Arctic cryosphere / Shawn J. Marshall -- Possible changes of the Russian Arctic environment under the influence of natural and anthropogenic factors / Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Makeev -- The transnational Arctic and Russia / Nadezha Klimovna Kharlampyeva -- Norway and Russia : neighbors with strong interests in the Arctic / Arild Moe -- The Arctic : geopolitics, international relations and energy security : a view from India / Neil Gadihoke -- The Arctic and Japan : energy security and climate security / Hiroshi Ohta -- The Arctic governance and the EU soft power / Danila Bochkarev -- Conclusion / Hooman Peimani
"This book sheds light on how global warming has caused the ongoing environmental disaster in the Arctic, namely its melting. This development, if left unabated, will have a major negative environmental impact, not only on the Arctic itself, but on the entire planet, including the worsening of global warming and rising sea levels. The latter is a major threat to all island countries and all countries having coastlines with open seas with major environmental, social, economic, political and military/security implications. The Arctic melting is bringing about challenges while opening doors for certain opportunities. These are the accessibility of the region's large oil, gas and coal reserves and minerals, including rare earth elements. They are in demand both in the Arctic littoral states (Canada, Denmark/Greenland, Norway, Russia and USA) and the Greater Arctic countries (Iceland, Finland and Sweden) as well as in other parts of the world. In particular, major oil and gas importers (China, India, Japan and South Korea) are interested in the Arctic energy resources, the main non - regional countries with a capability to engage in the region. The obvious importance of the regional energy and mineral resources makes the division of the region among the regional countries crucial."--
Includes bibliographical references and index