Asian Foreign Policy in a Changing Arctic: The Diplomacy of Economy and Science at New Frontiers

by Aki Tonami

This book examines the growing interest by Asian states, which are normally considered as 'outsiders' in the Arctic governance system. Whilst existing research asserts that Asian states are mostly interested in the economic aspect of the changing Arctic, including its mineral and fossil sources and the opening up of new sea routes, the book argues that the relation between Asian states and the Arctic is much more complex and dynamic, grounded in their...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1137537450
• ISBN13: 9781137537454
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 140 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.8" x 8.3"