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Record Nr.

UNINA9910300850503321

Autore

Depledge Duncan

Titolo

Britain and the Arctic / / by Duncan Depledge

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2018

ISBN

3-319-69293-3

Edizione

[1st ed. 2018.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XIV, 142 p. 1 illus.)

Disciplina

302-307

Soggetti

Area studies

Human geography

Polar regions

International relations

Globalization

Area Studies

Human Geography

Polar Geography

Foreign Policy

Great Britain Foreign relations Arctic regions

Arctic regions Foreign relations Great Britain

Arctic regions Environmental conditions

Grande-Bretagne Relations extérieures Arctique

Arctique Conditions environnementales

Arctique Relations extérieures Grande-Bretagne

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Sommario/riassunto

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 being impacted by profound environmental and geopolitical changes happening in the Arctic. Duncan Depledge explores why it seems to have taken 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. He investigates the increasing geopolitical significance of the Arctic, providing an overview of Britain’s historical connections to the Arctic. This book will be of interest to both academics and practitioners seeking to understand contemporary British interest and activity in the Arctic.  .