The Arctic and World Order
The Arctic and World Order

Author: Kristina Spohr

Publisher: Brookings Institution Press

Published: 2021-01-26

Total Pages: 426

ISBN-13: 0999740687

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The Arctic, long described as the world’s last frontier, is quickly becoming our first frontier—the front line in a world of more diffuse power, sharper geopolitical competition, and deepening interdependencies between people and nature. A space of often-bitter cold, the Arctic is the fastest-warming place on earth. It is humanity’s canary in the coal mine—an early warning sign of the world’s climate crisis. The Arctic “regime” has pioneered many innovative means of governance among often-contentious state and non-state actors. Instead of being the “last white dot on the map,” the Arctic is where the contours of our rapidly evolving world may first be glimpsed. In this book, scholars and practitioners—from Anchorage to Moscow, from Nuuk to Hong Kong—explore the huge political, legal, social, economic, geostrategic and environmental challenges confronting the Arctic regime, and what this means for the future of world order.

Polar Imperative
Polar Imperative

Author: Shelagh D. Grant

Publisher: D & M Publishers

Published: 2011-03-11

Total Pages: 562

ISBN-13: 1553656180

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Based on Shelagh Grant’s groundbreaking archival research and drawing on her reputation as a leading historian in the field, Polar Imperative is a compelling overview of the historical claims of sovereignty over this continent’s polar regions. This engaging, timely history examines: the unfolding implications of major climate changes the impact of resource exploitation on the indigenous peoples the current high-stakes game for control over the adjacent waters of Alaska, Arctic Canada and Greenland the events, issues and strategies that have influenced claims to authority over the lands and waters of the North American Arctic, from the arrival of the first inhabitants around 3,000 BCE to the present sovereignty from a comparative point of view within North America and parallel situations in the European and Asian Arctic This book will become a standard reference on Arctic history and will redefine North Americans’ understanding of the sovereign rights and responsibilities of Canada’s northernmost region.

The Arctic Gold Rush
The Arctic Gold Rush

Author: Roger Howard

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2009-09-03

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13: 1441102167

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An exploration of the political significance of the Arctic's vast untapped wealth of natural resources, and a gripping account of the race to exploit them On August 2, 2007, a Russian submarine captured world headlines by making a dangerous journey to the bottom of the Arctic seabed and planting a metal, rustfree national flag more than 14,000 feet beneath the North Pole. The aim was to assert Russia's legal sovereignty over a region whose importance had only recently started to become apparent as its melting ice had made, or was expected to make, vast natural resources open to exploitation. The latest estimates are that the region holds around 13% of the world's undiscovered oil and as much as 30% of undiscovered natural gas reserves that would be hugely profitable for any country that managed to secure control over them. Gold, platinum, copper, and other precious metals have also been found along the coast. Neighboring countries - Russia, the United States, Canada, Denmark, and Norway - are already doingeverything they can to mark out new borders. The ensuing political disagreements over the issue are already rife. In particular, games of political intrigue between Moscow and Washington are being played out in the region. But as the world's resources become increasingly scarce and valuable, could the scramble for Arctic resources become violent? Could a "War for the Arctic" be fought? Praise for The Oil Hunters: "The Dramatic Days of oil exploration in the first half of the 20th century are narrated in gripping fashion by Roger Howard." -The Spectator "A fascinating story for anyone interested in one of today's main economic problems: How to reduce the hundreds of billions that Americans spend every year to import oil...the book is packed with intrepid geologists, risk-averse business people, hardup Mideast rulers and ingenious promoters- all concerned with driving up profits."-The Associated Press

Science, Geopolitics and Culture in the Polar Region
Science, Geopolitics and Culture in the Polar Region

Author: Sverker Sörlin

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-04-01

Total Pages: 462

ISBN-13: 1317058933

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Throughout the twentieth century, glaciologists and geophysicists from Denmark, Norway and Sweden made important scientific contributions across the Arctic and Antarctic. This research was of acute security and policy interest during the Cold War, as knowledge of the polar regions assumed military importance. But scientists also helped make the polar regions Nordic spaces in a cultural and political sense, with scientists from Norden punching far above their weight in terms of population, geographical size or economic activity. This volume presents an image of Norden that stretches far beyond its conventional limits, covering a vast area in the North Atlantic and the Arctic Sea, as well as parts of Antarctica. Rich in resources, scarce in population, but critically important in global and regional geopolitics, these spaces were contested by major powers such as Russia, the United States, Canada and, in the Antarctic, Argentina, Australia, South Africa and others. The empirical focus on Danish, Norwegian and Swedish influence in the polar regions during the twentieth century embraces a diverse array of themes, from the role of science in policy and diplomacy to the tensions between nationalism and internationalism, with clear relevance to the important role science plays in contemporary discussions about Nordic engagement with the polar regions.

Claiming Her Bears
Claiming Her Bears

Author: Skye MacKinnon

Publisher: Peryton Press

Published: 2019-03-30

Total Pages: 455

ISBN-13:

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All three books in the bestselling Claiming Her Bears series, plus the novella Polar Dream, together in one omnibus for the very first time! One young woman on the run from her abusive uncle. Four bear shifters prepared to take her in. A post-apocalyptic world full of mythology, magic and hope. Alone, frozen, and far from home, Isla finds herself in the care of four frustratingly sexy bear shifters. Together, they not only need to try to survive the disasters of a failing world, but also figure out why bear shifters have stopped reproducing. To save their species, Isla will have to sacrifice more than just her humanity... But there is light at the end of the tunnel and who knows, there may be new life in their shared future. The Claiming Her Bears trilogy (previously known as The Drowning) features one sassy heroine and four sexy bear shifters (including a polar bear!). Prepare for strong alpha males with a trace of vulnerability, epic quests, very steamy scenes, Scottish landscapes, Celtic/Greek/Norse mythology, a post-apocalyptic setting and a happy end. This book contains: Rescued by Bears Protected by Bears Polar Dream (novella) Craved by Bears

Regulation of State-Controlled Enterprises
Regulation of State-Controlled Enterprises

Author: Julien Chaisse

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2022-08-25

Total Pages: 727

ISBN-13: 9811913684

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This book analyses actual and potential normative (whether legislative or contractual) conflicts and complex transnational disputes related to state-controlled enterprises (SCEs) operations and how they are interwoven with the problem of foreign direct investment. Moreover, SCEs also fall within the remit of international political economy, international economics and other SCE-related fields that go beyond purely legal or regulatory matters. In this connection, research on such economic and political determinants of SCE’s operations greatly informs and supplements the state of knowledge on how to best regulate cross-border aspects of SCE’s and is also be covered in this book. The book also aims to analyse the “SCE phenomenon” which includes a wide panoply of entities that have various structures with different degrees of control by states at the central or regional level, and that critically discuss the above-mentioned overlapping legal economic and political systems which can emerge under various shades of shadows casted by governmental umbrellas (i.e., the control can be exercised through ownership, right to appoint the management, and special-voting-rights). The chapters in this book are grouped, so as to address cross-border investment by and in SCE, into four coherent major parts, namely --- (i) the regulatory framework of state capitalism: laws, treaties, and contracts; (ii) economic and institutional expansion of state capitalism; (iii) the accountability of state capitalism: exploring the forms of liabilities; and (iv) regional and country perspectives. Contributions address the core theme from a broad range of SCE and international economic regulations, including but not limited to competition law, WTO law, investment law, and financial/monetary law. They also cover the new emerging generation of Free Trade Agreements (EU-Vietnam FTA, EU China investment treaty, Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership; and the coordination between treaty systems). The book is a valuable addition and companion for courses, such as international trade law, international law of foreign investment, transnational law, international and economic development, world politics, law of preferential trade agreements, international economics, and economics of development.

Finding her Vikings
Finding her Vikings

Author: Skye MacKinnon

Publisher: Peryton Press

Published: 2019-04-30

Total Pages: 53

ISBN-13:

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Vikings. I was going to meet Vikings. Real, fricking Vikings in the past. That was worth studying for. Lainie is busy with her studies, but her Old Norse teacher Hjalmar is doing everything he can to distract her. It's hard to concentrate when you've got a hot Viking vying for your attention. Then there's the mysterious (and very good looking) Archivist who gives her a secret mission that may lead her all the way back to Viking times... One thing's for sure, Lainie's second week at the Academy won't be any easier than the first. A time travel reverse harem full of action, intrigue and hot Vikings. Part of the Time Travel Academy world. This is a serial split into five episodes, perfect for sweetening your lunch break or as a quickie before bedtime. Episodes will be released every two weeks. Search terms: reverse harem romance, academy romance, college, university, menage, Viking, Norse, London, Britain, UK, English, time travel, futuristic, science fiction romance, love, new adult, mfmm, serial, teacher, professor, mystery, library, mission, steamy.

Seducing Her Vikings
Seducing Her Vikings

Author: Skye MacKinnon

Publisher: Peryton Press

Published: 2019-05-14

Total Pages: 53

ISBN-13:

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There were four men in my mind. Two in the past, two in the present. How was a girl supposed to think like that? Being stuck in the past is the least of Lainie's worries. Hjalmar is missing, lost in time, and there's no way she can bring him back on her own. To survive the harsh reality of Viking life, she'll have to make new friends... but what if some of them want to be more than just friends? A time travel reverse harem full of action, intrigue and hot Vikings. Part of the Time Travel Academy world. This is a serial split into five episodes, perfect for sweetening your lunch break or as a quickie before bedtime. Episodes will be released every two weeks. Search terms: reverse harem romance, academy romance, college, university, menage, Viking, Norse, London, Britain, UK, English, time travel, futuristic, science fiction romance, love, new adult, mfmm, serial, teacher, professor, mystery, library, mission, steamy, polyamorous, runes, Old Norse, Norsemen, alpha male, adventure, action, historical, coming of age.

The Polar Regions
The Polar Regions

Author: Adrian Howkins

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2015-11-20

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 1509502017

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The environmental histories of the Arctic and Antarctica are characterised by contrast and contradiction. These are places that have witnessed some of the worst environmental degradation in recent history. But they are also the locations of some of the most farsighted measures of environmental protection. They are places where people have sought to conquer nature through exploration and economic development, but in many ways they remain wild and untamed. They are the coldest places on Earth, yet have come to occupy an important role in the science and politics of global warming. Despite being located at opposite ends of the planet and being significantly different in many ways, Adrian Howkins argues that the environmental histories of the Arctic and Antarctica share much in common and have often been closely connected. This book also argues that the Polar Regions are strongly linked to the rest of the world, both through physical processes and through intellectual and political themes. As places of inherent contradiction, the Polar Regions have much to contribute to the way we think about environmental history and the environment more generally.