Author | : James Gustave Speth |
File Size | : 46,6 Mb |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Language | : English |
Release Date | : 01 January 2015 |
ISBN | : 9780300205169 |
Pages | : 304 pages |
Diplomacy on Ice by James Gustave Speth Book PDF Summary
"As the race for resources in distant parts of the planet gathers momentum, most discussion has centered on the potential for conflict, environmental destruction, and upheaval from climate change. This important book shifts the conversation about the Arctic and Antarctic from conflict to cooperation. A multidisciplinary roster of experts provides fresh views of the polar regions, focusing on diplomacy and the potential for cooperative international decision-making. Collectively the contributors illustrate the breadth of issues that complicate governance in the Arctic and Antarctic, as well as parallels and differences between the politics of the two poles"--