Diplomacy on Ice
Subtitle: Energy and the Environment in the Arctic and Antarctic
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9780300205169
Subjects: Geopolitics; Energy development; Polar regions, history
Description: "As the race for resources in distant parts of the planet gathers momentum, most discussion has centered on the potential for conflict, environmental destruction, and upheaval from climate change. This important book shifts the conversation about the Arctic and Antarctic from conflict to cooperation. A multidisciplinary roster of experts provides fresh views of the polar regions, focusing on diplomacy and the potential for cooperative international decision-making. Collectively the contributors illustrate the breadth of issues that complicate governance in the Arctic and Antarctic, as well as parallels and differences between the politics of the two poles"--