Publisher's Synopsis
It is now beyond question that Arctic Region is experiencing an unprecedented and
radical transformation. Due to the impacts of global warming, physical, climatic,
and environmental conditions of the Arctic Region are rapidly changing. This rapid
transformation of the icy conditions within the Arctic has increased the economic,
environmental, social and political significance of the region within the last decades.
Accordingly, once a peripheral and untended region for the global politics, today is
becoming an inseparable part of the international political agenda. This book aims to
provide a comprehensive analysis of evolution of Arctic Politics since 1980s; focusing
on international cooperation, competition and conflict dynamics. It examines
the emergence and development of international cooperation in the Arctic Region
throughout the last three decades and interrogates challenges of this cooperation
since mid-2010s and into more-troubled 2020s.
