Title Russia and the North / edited by Elana Wilson Rowe.

Descript 1 online resource (xi, 218 pages) : illustrations, maps polychrome. rdacc http://rdaregistry.info/termList/RDAColourContent/1003 Bibliog. Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents Policy aims and political realities in the Russian North / Elana Wilson Rowe -- Troublemaking and risk-taking : the North in Russian military activities / Pavel K. Baev -- Cross-border cooperation in the North : the case of Northwest Russia / Geir H©ınneland -- Climate change in the Russian North : threats real and potential / Craig ZumBrunnen -- Recent developments inn the Russian fisheries sector / Anne-Kristin J©ırgensen -- Northern offshore oil and gas resources : policy challenges and approaches / Arild Moe and Elana Wilson Rowe -- Growth poles and ghost towns in the Russian Far North / Timothy Heleniak -- Indigenous rights in the Russian North / Indra ©بverland -- Oil and gas development in Russia and Northern Indigenous Peoples / Anna A. Sirina -- The intersection of Northern and national policies / Elana Wilson Rowe. Summary "Russia holds more Arctic territory than any other state, yet unlike other Arctic states it does not have a unified strategy identifying economic and political aims for the North. Russia's policies on the North are dispersed across a variety of fields from domestic migration politics to oil and gas development. This volume engages the disparate elements of Russian northern policy and illustrates how the centralized, relatively economically strong and politically assertive Russia of today defines and addresses northern spaces, opportunities, and challenges. As energy markets continue looking northward and climate change renders the Arctic increasingly accessible, the geopolitical interests of Arctic states will be brought more frequently to the forefront. These circumstances will make the disputed borders and overlapping sovereignty claims of the North an important topic in international politics. Given its geographic size and political influence, Russia is and will continue to be a key regional and global actor in the international politics of the North"--Provided by publisher Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - Worldwide Subject Russia (Federation) -- Politics and government -- 1991- Russia, Northern -- Social conditions. Russia, Northern -- Environmental conditions. Russia, Northern -- Economic conditions. Russia, Northern -- Politics and government. Russia (Federation) -- Foreign relations. Russia (Federation) -- Military policy. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Regional Planning. Diplomatic relations. (OCoLC)fst01907412 Ecology. (OCoLC)fst00901476 Economic history. (OCoLC)fst00901974 Military policy. (OCoLC)fst01021386 Politics and government. (OCoLC)fst01919741 Social conditions. (OCoLC)fst01919811 Russia (Federation) (OCoLC)fst01262050 Northern Russia. (OCoLC)fst01692646 Since 1991 Alt Author Wilson Rowe, Elana, 1980- ISBN 9780776618029 (electronic bk.) 0776618024 (electronic bk.) 9780776607009 (pbk.) 0776607006 (pbk.)