Britain and the Arctic / Duncan Depledge.
By: Depledge, Duncan [author.]
Series: Palgrave pivot: Publisher: Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, 2018Description: xiv, 142 pages : mapContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9783319692920; 9783319692937Subject(s): Geopolitics -- Arctic regions | Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- Arctic regions | Arctic regions -- Strategic aspects -- 21st century | Arctic regions -- Discovery and explorationDDC classification: 327.41098 | Item type | Current library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Book | House of Lords Library - Palace Dewey | 327.41098 DEP (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 014960 |
Introduction: Britain and the Arctic -- Britain: the forgotten Arctic state? -- The circumpolar Arctic -- Britain in the Arctic today -- To strategise in the Arctic, or not? -- Conclusions.
"British interest in the Arctic has returned to heights not seen since the end of the Cold War; concerns about climate change, resources, trade, and national security are all impacted by profound environmental and geopolitical changes happening in the Arctic. Duncan Depledge investigates the increasing geopolitical significance of the Arctic and explores why it took until now for Britain – once an ‘Arctic state’ itself – to notice how close it is to these changes, what its contemporary interests in the region are, and whether the British government’s response in the arenas of science, defence, and commerce is enough." Palgrave Macmillan website.