{"product_id":"polar-cousins-comparing-antarctic-and-arctic-geostrategic-futures-9781773854373","title":"Polar Cousins: Comparing Antarctic and Arctic","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGeopolitics and climate change now have immediate consequences for national and international security interests across the Arctic and Antarctic. The world's polar regions are contested and strategically central to geopolitical rivalry. At the same time, rapid political, social, and environmental change presents unprecedented challenges for governance, environmental protection, and maritime operations in the regions.\u003cp\u003eWith chapters that raise awareness, address challenges, and inform policy options, \u003cem\u003ePolar Cousins\u003c\/em\u003e reviews the state of strategic thinking and options on Antarctica and the Southern Oceans in light of experience in the circumpolar North. Prioritizing strategic issues, it provides an essential discussion of geostrategic thinking, strategic policy, and strategy development.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing contributions from international defence experts, scientists, academics, policymakers, and decisionmakers, \u003cem\u003ePolar Cousins\u003c\/em\u003e offers key insights into the challenges unique to the polar regions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The geopolitics of the polar regions are rapidly evolving, and this book provides critical insights and a contextual foundation into the similarities and differences of the Northern and Southern Polar regions, as well as their connections to, and impacts on the rest of the world.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—Mike Sfraga, chair, United States Arctic Research Commission, founding director, chair, and distinguished fellow, Polar Institute, Wilson Centre\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Polar regions are increasingly strategically important. \u003ci\u003ePolar Cousins\u003c\/i\u003e provides relevant, timely information and historical examples to contrast the geostrategic significance of the Arctic and Antarctic helping the reader understand the two poles, and how and why they matter.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—Frances Ulmer, Former Lieutenant Governor of Alaska and Former Chancellor of the University of Alaska Anchorage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePolar Cousins\u003c\/i\u003e is an expansive, innovative, fascinating and multi-disciplinary comparative study, examining the state of the Arctic and Antarctic – all at a time of heightened environmental, great power and governance challenges. It introduces fresh scholarship, comparing the circumstances at the two poles, addressing strategic competition, contrasting history and geography, territorial issues, geo-politics, military threats, trade and economic challenges, environmental and ecological concerns and legal perspectives. This is a must read for environmental, security, economic and foreign policy makers, notably including claimant and resident states such as the USA, UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.\u003c\/b\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e—Professor John Blaxland, Australian National University, former Head, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContributors\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eChristian Leuprecht, Douglas Causey, Roger Bradbury, and Heather Nicol\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart I\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrologue: Arctic Polar Security\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eRandy \"Church\" Kee\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePolar Environmental Security: Challenges, Threats, and Realities\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cem\u003eDouglas Causey, Randy \"Church\" Kee, and Brenda Dunkle\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Evolving Geopolitics of Polar Regions\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cem\u003eHeather N. 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