Geopolitics and climate change now have immediate consequences for national and international security interests across the Arctic and Antarctic. The world’s polar regions are contested and strategically central to geopolitical rivalry. At the same time, rapid political, social, and environmental change presents unprecedented challenges for governance, environmental protection, and maritime operations in the regions.
With chapters that raise awareness, address challenges, and inform policy options, Polar Cousins reviews the state of strategic thinking and options on Antarctica and the Southern Oceans in light of experience in the circumpolar North. Prioritizing strategic issues, it provides an essential discussion of geostrategic thinking, strategic policy, and strategy development.
Featuring contributions from international defence experts, scientists, academics, policymakers, and decisionmakers, Polar Cousins offers key insights into the challenges unique to the polar regions.
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- Calgary, CA
Table of Contents
- Front Cover 1
- Half Title Page 2
- Series Page 3
- Full Title Page 4
- Copyright Page 5
- Dedication 6
- Contents 8
- Acknowledgements 10
- Introduction 14
- PART I 28
- Prologue: Arctic Polar Security 30
- 1 | Polar Environmental Security: Challenges,Threats, and Realities 42
- 2 | The Evolving Geopolitics of Polar Regions 72
- 3 | Polar Disaster Diplomacy: Geostrategiesfor Norway 102
- 4 | The Case for a Five Eyes Critical Minerals Alliance Focusing on Greenland 122
- PART II 156
- Prologue: A Southern Perspective 158
- 5 |Challenges and Opportunities for Southern Ocean and Antarctic Governance 168
- 6 | Australia’s East Antarctic Geostrategic Futures: Nirvana or Doom Inbound? 190
- 7 | Antarctic Environmental Security: Statusand Challenges 216
- 8 | New Zealand’s Foreign and Security Policy in Antarctica: Small States, Shelter Seeking, and the Changing Polar Landscape 240
- PART III 258
- Polar Coda 260
- Contributors 266
- Index 272
- Back Cover 282