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Naval Operations In An Ice Free Arctic Symposium 17 18 April 2001
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Book Synopsis The U.S. Naval Institute on Arctic Naval Operations by : Timothy J Demy
Download or read book The U.S. Naval Institute on Arctic Naval Operations written by Timothy J Demy and published by Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2019-11-15 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The U.S. Naval Institute Wheel Books provide important information, pragmatic advice, and cogent analysis on topics important to all naval professionals. Drawn from the U.S. Naval Institute's vast archives, the series combines articles from the Institute's flagship publication Proceedings, selections from the oral history collection, and Naval Institute Press books to create unique guides on a wide array of fundamental professional subjects. This Wheel Book explores the Arctic--a region with new strategic significance--and includes the following articles: America's Arctic Imperative by Admiral Robert J. Papp, USCG (Ret.) Preparing for Arctic Naval Operations by Commander Mika Raunu, Finnish Navy, and Commander Rory Berke, USN Cold Horizons: Arctic Maritime Security Challenges by Commander John Patch, USN (Ret.) In the Dark and Out in the Cold by Lieutenant Commander Magda Hanna, USN Geopolitical Icebergs by Dr. David P. Auerswald And more...
Book Synopsis Environmental Security in the Arctic Ocean by : Paul Arthur Berkman
Download or read book Environmental Security in the Arctic Ocean written by Paul Arthur Berkman and published by Springer. This book was released on 2012-11-29 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This seminal book results from a NATO Advanced Research Workshop at the University of Cambridge with Russian co-directorship, enabling the first formal dialogue between NATO and Russia about security issues in the Arctic Ocean. Involving interdisciplinary participation with experts from 17 nations, including all of the Arctic states, this workshop itself reflects progress in Arctic cooperation and collaboration. Interests now are awakening globally to take advantage of extensive energy, shipping, fishing and tourism opportunities in the Arctic Ocean as it is being transformed from a permanent sea-ice cap to a seasonally ice-free sea. This environmental state-change is introducing inherent risks of political, economic and cultural instabilities that are centralized among the Arctic states and indigenous peoples with repercussions globally. Responding with urgency, environmental security is presented as an "integrated approach for assessing and responding to the risks as well as the opportunities generated by an environmental state-change." In this book – diverse perspectives on environmental security in the Arctic Ocean are shared in chapters from high-level diplomats, parliamentarians and government officials of Arctic and non-Arctic states; leaders of Arctic indigenous peoples organizations; international law advisors from Arctic states as well as the United Nations; directors of inter-governmental organizations and non-governmental organizations; managers of multi-national corporations; political scientists, historians and economists; along with Earth system scientists and oceanographers. Building on the “common arctic issues” of “sustainable development and environmental protection” established by the Arctic Council – environmental security offers an holistic approach to assess opportunities and risks as well as develop infrastructure responses with law of the sea as the key “international legal framework” to “promote the peaceful uses” of the Arctic Ocean. With vision for future generations, environmental security is a path to balance national interests and common interests in the Arctic Ocean for the lasting benefit of all.
Book Synopsis The Future History of the Arctic by : Charles Emmerson
Download or read book The Future History of the Arctic written by Charles Emmerson and published by Public Affairs. This book was released on 2010-03-02 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Emmerson provides a vivid, visionary exploration of the Arctic, the forces that have shaped it, and its emergence onto the main stage of global affairs.
Book Synopsis The Arctic Gold Rush by : Roger Howard
Download or read book The Arctic Gold Rush written by Roger Howard and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2010-06-01 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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
Book Synopsis Globalizing Polar Science by : R. Launius
Download or read book Globalizing Polar Science written by R. Launius and published by Springer. This book was released on 2010-11-22 with total page 471 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The International Polar Years and the International Geophysical Year represented a remarkable international collaborative scientific effort that has been largely neglected by historians. This groundbreaking collection seeks to redress that neglect and illuminate critical aspects of the last 150 years of international scientific endeavour.
Book Synopsis International Energy Policy, the Arctic and the Law of the Sea by : Myron Nordquist
Download or read book International Energy Policy, the Arctic and the Law of the Sea written by Myron Nordquist and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2005-04-01 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The economic health of the global economy is directly tied to international energy policies, and none are more important than those of Russia, which is now the world’s largest petroleum export nation. At the same time, oil and gas are finite resources and new sources of supply must be found. It is certain that the Arctic will be one of the areas of greatest interest. Wherever the energy resource originates, the law of the sea regime will be critical in the movement from source to market.
Book Synopsis China’s Role in the Arctic by : Nong Hong
Download or read book China’s Role in the Arctic written by Nong Hong and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-04-13 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the growing interests of China in the Arctic and examines the nature of its interests and motivations in maintaining its involvement and presence in the region. The new geopolitical landscape of the Arctic today is a significant departure from the great power politics that existed in the region during the Cold War era. Apart from traditional Arctic states, more and more international organizations and non-Arctic states are showing an increased interest in this region, not least China. Many have attempted to interpret China’s intention in moving to the high north and this book aims to add to the existing literature from three approaches: China’s participation in the international institutions, China’s relationships with the Arctic stakeholders and China’s sectoral engagement in the Arctic. In taking a three-dimensional approach to the analysis, the author builds a comprehensive picture of China’s interests and activities in the Arctic, not only from the perspective of China but also from the viewpoint of other Arctic states (Russia, Canada, the U.S., Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Iceland). One of the first books in English to cover the subject since the release of China’s Arctic policy white paper in January 2018, this analysis will be of interest to academics, students of Arctic studies, maritime law and international law, as well as policy makers in Arctic and non-Arctic states.
Book Synopsis Canada and the Changing Arctic by : Franklyn Griffiths
Download or read book Canada and the Changing Arctic written by Franklyn Griffiths and published by Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press. This book was released on 2011-11-01 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Global warming has had a dramatic impact on the Arctic environment, including the ice melt that has opened previously ice-covered waterways. State and non-state actors who look to the region and its resources with varied agendas have started to pay attention. Do new geopolitical dynamics point to a competitive and inherently conflictual “race for resources”? Or will the Arctic become a region governed by mutual benefit, international law, and the achievement of a widening array of cooperative arrangements among interested states and Indigenous peoples? As an Arctic nation Canada is not immune to the consequences of these transformations. In Canada and the Changing Arctic: Sovereignty, Security, and Stewardship, the authors, all leading commentators on Arctic affairs, grapple with fundamental questions about how Canada should craft a responsible and effective Northern strategy. They outline diverse paths to achieving sovereignty, security, and stewardship in Canada’s Arctic and in the broader circumpolar world. The changing Arctic region presents Canadians with daunting challenges and tremendous opportunities. This book will inspire continued debate on what Canada must do to protect its interests, project its values, and play a leadership role in the twenty-first-century Arctic. Forewords by Senator Hugh Segal and former Minister of Foreign Affairs and of National Defence Bill Graham.
Book Synopsis Arctic Doom, Arctic Boom by : Barry Scott Zellen
Download or read book Arctic Doom, Arctic Boom written by Barry Scott Zellen and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An expert examination of the way climate change is transforming the Arctic environmentally, economically, and geopolitically, and how the challenges of that transformation should be met. A growing number of scientists estimate that there will be no summer ice in the Arctic by as soon as 2013. Are we approaching the "End of the Arctic?" as journalist Ed Struzik asked in 1992, or fully entering the "Age of the Arctic," as Arctic expert Oran Young predicted in 1986? Arctic Doom, Arctic Boom: The Geopolitics of Climate Change in the Arctic looks at the uncertainty at the top of the world as the shrinking of the polar ice cap opens up new sea lanes and the vast hydrocarbon riches of the Arctic seafloor to commercial development and creates environmental disasters for Arctic biota and indigenous peoples. Arctic Doom, Arctic Boom explores the geopolitics of the Arctic from a historical as well as a contemporary perspective, showing how the warming of the Earth is transforming our very conception of the Arctic. In addition to addressing economic and environmental issues, the book also considers the vital strategic role of the region in our nation's defenses.
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Download or read book Northwest National Petroleum Reserve -- Alaska written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 558 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author :United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Technology. Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight Publisher : ISBN 13 : Total Pages :104 pages Book Rating :4.0/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis The National Security Implications of Climate Change by : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Technology. Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight
Download or read book The National Security Implications of Climate Change written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Technology. Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Global Warming Could Have a Chilling Effect on the Military by : Richard F. Pittenger
Download or read book Global Warming Could Have a Chilling Effect on the Military written by Richard F. Pittenger and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most debates and studies addressing potential climate change have focused on the buildup of industrial greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and a gradual increase in global temperatures. But this "slow ramp" climate change scenario ignores recent and rapidly advancing evidence that Earth's climate repeatedly has become much colder, warmer, wetter, or drier-in time spans as short as three to 10 years. Earth's climate system appears to have sensitive thresholds, the crossing of which shifts the system into different modes of operation and triggers rapid, non-linear, and not necessarily global changes. This new paradigm of abrupt climate change does not appear to be on the radar screens of military planners, who treat climate change as a long term, low-level threat, with mostly sociological, not national security, implications. But intense and abrupt climate changes could escalate environmental issues into unanticipated security threats, and could compromise an unprepared military. The global ocean circulation system, often called the Ocean Conveyor, can change rapidly and shift the distribution patterns of heat and rainfall over large areas of the globe. The North Atlantic region is particularly vulnerable to abrupt regional coolings linked to ocean circulation changes. Global warming and ocean circulation changes also threaten the Arctic Ocean's sea ice cover. Beyond the abrupt climatic impacts, fundamental changes in ocean circulation also have immediate naval implications. Recent evidence suggests that the oceans already may be experiencing large-scale changes that could affect Earth's climate. Military planners should begin to consider potential abrupt climate change scenarios and their impacts on national defense.
Author :United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public Works. Subcommittee on Private Sector and Consumer Solutions to Global Warming and Wildlife Protection Publisher : ISBN 13 : Total Pages :324 pages Book Rating :4.3/5 (91 download)
Book Synopsis Global Warming and Wildlife by : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public Works. Subcommittee on Private Sector and Consumer Solutions to Global Warming and Wildlife Protection
Download or read book Global Warming and Wildlife written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public Works. Subcommittee on Private Sector and Consumer Solutions to Global Warming and Wildlife Protection and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author :United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture. Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research Publisher : ISBN 13 : Total Pages :272 pages Book Rating :4.3/5 (91 download)
Book Synopsis Hearing to Review the Potential Economic Impacts of Climate Change on the Farm Sector by : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture. Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research
Download or read book Hearing to Review the Potential Economic Impacts of Climate Change on the Farm Sector written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture. Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Who Owns the Arctic? by : Michael Byers
Download or read book Who Owns the Arctic? written by Michael Byers and published by Douglas & McIntyre. This book was released on 2010 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A topical and informed primer for the most urgent yet least understood geopolitical issue of our time; Arctic sovereignty. Who actually controls the Northwest Passage? Who owns the trillions of dollars of oil and gas beneath the Arctic Ocean? Which territorial claims will prevail those of the U.S., Russia, Canada or the Nordic nations and why? And, in an age of rapid climate change, how do we protect the fragile Arctic environment while seizing the economic opportunities presented by the rapidly melting sea ice? In the highly readable book Who Owns the Arctic, Michael Byers, a leading Arctic expert and international lawyer explains the sometimes contradictory rules governing the division and protection of the Arctic and the disputes that remain unresolved. What emerges is a vision for the Arctic in which co-operation, not conflict, prevails, and where the sovereignty of individual nations is exercised for the benefit of all.
Book Synopsis The War Against the Greens by : David Helvarg
Download or read book The War Against the Greens written by David Helvarg and published by Big Earth Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A reign of violence and intimidation, including arson, bombings, rape, assault and even murder has been unleashed against environmental activists and government employees by proponents of the so-called "Wise Use" movement. The War Against the Greens rips the veneer of legitimacy off this right-wing backlash that stretches from armed Militias to the halls of Congress, exposing the public lands corporations, political operatives and fringe groups who have set out to destroy America's environmental protections by any means necessary. In this updated edition, Helvarg revealed how the petroleum-heavy George W. Bush administration helped expand the backlash, bringing the same individuals and industries into alliance with big oil and the Republican Party, ending an era of bipartisan progress. This is a must-read for anyone wanting to understand the history behind the science denial, corruption, and public lands debacles that mark the Trump era.
Book Synopsis Ocean Yearbook by : Elisabeth Mann Borgese
Download or read book Ocean Yearbook written by Elisabeth Mann Borgese and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 1078 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: