| ID | 133390 |
| Title Proper | Race to the north |
| Other Title Information | China's arctic strategy and its implications |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Rainwater, Shiloh |
| Publication | 2013. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The Arctic, during the Cold War a locus of intense military competition between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, is rapidly reemerging as a geostrategic flash point. As accelerating climate change melts the Arctic's perennial sea ice, littoral as well as peripheral actors are preparing to exploit emergent economic and strategic opportunities in the High North. Although the possibility of armed conflict over Arctic resources has been somewhat discounted, a fair amount of saber rattling in recent years among the "Arctic Eight"-the United States, Russia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden-has given rise to the notion that circumpolar security actors may be priming for a "new kind of Cold War" in the North. |
| `In' analytical Note | Naval War College Review Vol.66, No.2; Spr.2013: p.62-82 |
| Journal Source | Naval War College Review Vol.66, No.2; Spr.2013: p.62-82 |
| Key Words | Cold War ; Geostrategic ; Peripheral Actor ; Arctic Eight ; United States - US ; Russia ; Canada ; China ; Security Actor ; Emergent Power ; Economic Opportunities ; Strategic Opportunities ; Military Competition ; Climate Change ; Armed Conflict ; Denmark ; Iceland ; Norway ; Finland ; NATO ; Circumpolar Security Actors - CSA |