Energy Security and Geopolitics in the Arctic : Challenges and Opportunities in the 21st Century.
Title:
Energy Security and Geopolitics in the Arctic : Challenges and Opportunities in the 21st Century.
Author:
Peimani, Hooman.
ISBN:
9789814401470
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1 online resource (320 pages)
Contents:
CONTENTS -- DISCLAIMER -- List of Acronyms -- List of Tables and Figures -- Acknowledgments -- About the Contributors -- 1. Dr. Hooman Peimani -- 2. Dr. Shawn J. Marshall -- 3. Professor Viacheslav Mikhailovich Makeev -- 4. Associate Professor Nadezhda Klimovna Kharlampyeva -- 5. Dr. Arild Moe -- 6. Dr. Danila Bochkarev -- 7. Commander Neil Gadihoke -- 8. Professor Hiroshi Ohta -- About the Energy Studies Institute -- 1. Introduction Hooman Peimani -- 1.1. CONTEXT FOR THE ARCTIC'S DEBATE: CHALLENGES -- 1.2. OPPORTUNITIES: EXPLORATION OF RESOURCES AND NAVIGATION -- 1.2.1. Energy -- 1.2.2. Minerals -- 1.2.3. Northern sea route and North-West passage -- 1.2.4. Immediate and aspiring beneficiaries -- 1.3. ISSUES OF CONCERN -- 1.4. SOVEREIGNTY DISPUTES -- 1.5. POTENTIAL POLITICAL/MILITARY CONFLICTS -- 1.6. ISSUES COVERED IN THE BOOK -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- ENDNOTES -- Section I: Is the Arctic Melting? -- 2. From White to Blue: The Shrinking Arctic Cryosphere Shawn J. Marshall -- 2.1. INTRODUCTION -- 2.2. ARCTIC AMPLIFICATION OF CLIMATE CHANGE -- 2.3. WHITHER ARCTIC SEA ICE? -- 2.4. DECLINE OF THE GREENLAND ICE SHEET -- 2.5. SEA LEVEL RISE -- 2.6. REGIONAL SEA LEVEL -- 2.7. CONCLUSION -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- ENDNOTES -- 3. Possible Changes to the Russian Arctic Environment under the Influence of Natural and Anthropogenic Factors Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Makeev -- 3.1. INTRODUCTION -- 3.2. CHANGE OF CLIMATE -- 3.3. ANTHROPOGENIC INFLUENCE -- 3.3.1. Atmospheric transference -- 3.3.2. Water transference -- 3.3.3. Biological transference -- 3.4. CONCLUSION -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- ENDNOTES -- Section II: What Are the Stakes for the Littoral States? -- 4. The Transnational Arctic and Russia Nadezhda Klimovna Kharlampyeva -- 4.1. INTRODUCTION -- 4.2. RUSSIA'S PRINCIPAL VIEWS ONTHE ARCTIC -- 4.3. COMPONENTS OF RUSSIA'S ARCTIC POLICY FORMATION.
4.3.1. The Arctic is a region of peace and cooperation -- 4.3.2. The Russian Arctic is a transportation route between Europe, Asia and North America -- 4.3.3. The Arctic region is one of mankind's bio-energy reserves -- 4.3.4. Russian's energy strategy: challenges or opportunities? -- 4.3.5. The Arctic region is one of Earth's ecosystems -- 4.3.6. The Arctic's international regime -- 4.3.7. Global governance of the Arctic -- 4.4. CONCLUSION -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- ENDNOTES -- 5. Norway and Russia: Neighbours with Strong Interests in the Arctic Arild Moe -- 5.1. INTRODUCTION1 -- 5.2. OFFSHORE PETROLEUM ACTIVITIES IN THE HIGH NORTH -- 5.2.1. Norway -- 5.2.2. Russia -- 5.2.2.1. Shtokman -- 5.2.2.2. Prirazlomnoye -- 5.2.3. Norway and Russia - similarities and differences -- 5.3. ENVIRONMENTAL AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT CONCERNS -- 5.4. JURISDICTIONAL ISSUES -- 5.4.1. Outer delimitation of continental shelf -- 5.4.2. Delimitation of neighbouring continental shelves: the case of the Barents sea -- 5.5. OUTLOOK -- 5.6. CONCLUSION -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- ENDNOTES -- Section III: What Are the Interests for the Non-Regional Large Economies? -- 6. The Arctic: Geopolitics, International Relations and Energy Security - A View from India Neil Gadihoke -- 6.1. INTRODUCTION -- 6.2. THE ARCTIC MELT: EXTENT, INTENSITY AND IMPLICATIONS -- 6.2.1. The impact of an ice-free Arctic -- 6.2.2. Implications for India -- 6.2.2.1. The Arctic highway -- 6.2.2.2. Arctic region as a petroleum province -- 6.2.2.3. Sea level rise -- 6.2.2.4. Satabhaya village, Orissa18 - a short case study -- 6.2.3. Vulnerabilities in the Indian maritime neighbourhood -- 6.2.4. Complication of maritime boundary disputes -- 6.2.5. Operational tasking of India's maritime forces -- 6.2.6. India's Arctic linkages and Arctic jurisdiction issues -- 6.2.7. The Arctic council membership - India's case.
6.2.8. Climate change and the respective emerging geopolitics -- 6.3. CONCLUSION -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- ENDNOTES -- 7. The Arctic and Japan: Energy Security and Climate Security Hiroshi Ohta -- 7.1. INTRODUCTION -- 7.2. BROADER CONCEPTS OF SECURITY -- 7.2.1. Japan's concept of comprehensive security -- 7.2.2. Redefining the concept of security: "environmental security" 4 -- 7.3. THE ARCTIC AND JAPAN -- 7.3.1. The Arctic's geopolitics: resources, peoples and the environment -- 7.3.2. The main findings of the Arctic climate impact assessment -- 7.3.3. The Arctic and Japan -- 7.4. THE "NEW ENERGY CRISIS," ENERGY SECURITY AND JAPAN'S STRATEGY -- 7.4.1. The new energy crisis -- 7.4.2. Japan's concept of energy security and energy strategy -- 7.4.2.1. The context of energy security discourse in Japan -- 7.4.2.2. METI's concept of energy security -- 7.4.2.3. New national energy strategy -- 7.4.2.4. Basic climate change policy -- 7.5. THE CONCEPT OF CLIMATE SECURITY -- 7.6. CONCLUSIONS -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- ENDNOTES -- 8. The Arctic Governance and EU ''Soft Power'' Danila Bochkarev -- 8.1. INTRODUCTION -- 8.2. THE EU IN THE ARCTIC: HISTORICAL CONTEXT -- 8.3. EU ARCTIC POLICY: MAJOR INSTITUTIONAL ACTORS -- 8.3.1. EU interests in the Arctic -- 8.3.2. Melting ice in the North -- 8.3.3. New energy province for Europe -- 8.3.4. Rare earth and precious metals: a driver for the EU industry -- 8.3.5. The future of EU fisheries is also in the High North -- 8.3.6. A new maritime highway would be crucial for EU-Asia trade -- 8.3.7. The European Union, Arctic and the Law of the Sea -- 8.3.8. The EU and Arctic institutional governance -- 8.4. CONCLUSION -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- ENDNOTES -- 9. Conclusion Hooman Peimani -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- ENDNOTES -- Index.
Abstract:
This book sheds light on how global warming has caused the ongoing environmental disaster in the Arctic, namely its melting. This development, if left unabated, will have a major negative environmental impact, not only on the Arctic itself, but on the entire planet, including the worsening of global warming and rising sea levels. The latter is a major threat to all island countries and all countries having coastlines with open seas with major environmental, social, economic, political and military/security implications. The Arctic melting is bringing about challenges while opening doors for certain opportunities. These are the accessibility of the region's large oil, gas and coal reserves and minerals, including rare earth elements. They are in demand both in the Arctic littoral states (Canada, Denmark/Greenland, Norway, Russia and USA) and the Greater Arctic countries (Iceland, Finland and Sweden) as well as in other parts of the world. In particular, major oil and gas importers (China, India, Japan and South Korea) are interested in the Arctic energy resources, the main non-regional countries with a capability to engage in the region. The obvious importance of the regional energy and mineral resources makes the division of the region among the regional countries crucial. The melting of the Arctic ice will also lead to the availability for at least a few months a year of a Northern Sea Route and a Northwest Passage connecting Europe to North America and the North-Eastern part of Asia. The importance of these northern routes and the Arctic mineral and energy resources is contributing to a growing military presence of mainly the USA and Russia in this region, which could lead to an arms race. This book offers invaluable insights on the issues that have grave implications for energy security and geopolitics in the arctic.
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