Towards a Sustainable Arctic

The Arctic's environment, economics and politics are changing rapidly, and the conflicting interests among stakeholders mean that it lacks sustainable political and military cooperation. States bordering the Arctic Russia, Canada, the United States, and the Nordic countries as well as those further afield such as China and Japan all recognize the economic benefits of the region, but struggle to address the security challenges and the potential environmental impact of activities conducted there. This book provides a snapshot of the subject areas connecting transport, environmental security, resource development, and military security, featuring new material written after Russia's second invasion of Ukraine.

Contents:

• About the Editors
• About the Contributors
• Introduction (Niklas Swanström and Michael Goodsite)
• Security Dynamics In, Through, and Over the Arctic 'Region' (Andreas Østhagen and P Whitney Lackenbauer)
• 'Comprehensive Security' A Prerequisite for Sustainable Development (Lassi Heininen)
• Increased Maritime Routes in the Arctic and Their Security Impact (Niklas Swanström)
• Russia in the New Arctic (Tomas Ries)
• Nordic States, Arctic Council, and Asian Powers: Polar, Powers, and Politics (Jagannath P Panda)
• Arctic Shipping: Economic and Environmental Assessments (Dimitrios Theocharis)
• Shipping in the Arctic Is Climate Change a Game Changer? (Frédéric Lasserre)
• Benefits and Opportunities of Zero-Emission Shipping in the Arctic (Mauricio Latapí, Lára Jóhannsdóttir, and Brynhildur Davíðsdóttir)
• A Structured Analysis of Sustainability in Arctic Transport Studies (Olivier Faury, Pierre Cariou, Roberto Rivas-Hermann, and Patrick Rigot-Muller)
• Analysis of Supplier Development Strategies for Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation (Aditi, Devika Kannan, and Kannan Govindan)
• The Future of Shipping Minerals from the Arctic (Michael Goodsite)
• Conclusion (Niklas Swanström and Michael Goodsite)
• Appendix: Arctic Maps
• Index

Readership: Arctic scholars and scholars of regional security and climate change global policy. Also useful for Asian scholars interested in the Arctic.
Key Features:

• Global viewpoints
• The book is State-of-the art with the most recent analysis on shipping, security, and natural resources available with an interdisciplinary approach connecting economic, security, environment and engineering with a number of chapters including impacts of the Russian invasion of Ukraine to their subject matter
• The maps which depict various scenarios reflect state of the art research
• Contributors are well-established as well as newer scholars with respect to studies in the Arctic
• Unique maps and figures from the authors

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