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Arctic Yearbook 2012 Table of Contents
ACRONYMS .............................................................................................................................................................. IV
PREFACE ................................................................................................................................................................ VIII
SECTION I: ARCTIC POLICIES ......................................................................................................................... 1
STATE OF THE ARCTIC STRATEGIES AND POLICIES – A SUMMARY ....................................................................... 2
NON-ARCTIC STATES: THE OBSERVER QUESTION AT THE ARCTIC COUNCIL .................................................. 48
THAWING ICE AND FRENCH FOREIGN POLICY: A PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT ............................................... 52
CHINA AND THE ARCTIC ............................................................................................................................................ 81
COMMENTARY: CHINA AND ARCTIC AFFAIRS ...................................................................................................... 92
JAPAN’S ARCTIC POLICY: THE SUM OF MANY PARTS ........................................................................................... 94
SINGAPORE: AN EMERGING ARCTIC ACTOR ....................................................................................................... 105
AN ARCTIC STRATEGY FOR SCOTLAND ................................................................................................................ 115
THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE ARCTIC IN THE 21ST CENTURY ................................................................. 131
POLAND AND THE ARCTIC: BETWEEN SCIENCE AND DIPLOMACY .................................................................. 140
COMMENTARY: EU’S NEW ARCTIC COMMUNICATION: TOWARDS UNDERSTANDING OF A GREATER ROLE
.................................................................................................................................................................................... 157
SECTION II: CRITICAL GEOPOLITICS .................................................................................................. 160
INUIT POLITICAL ENGAGEMENT IN THE ARCTIC ................................................................................................ 161
COMMENTARY: A VOICE FROM THE ARCTIC ...................................................................................................... 178
THE ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT – FROM LOW TO HIGH POLITICS ....................................................................... 180
25 YEARS OF ARCTIC ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCY: CHANGING ISSUES AND POWER RELATIONS .............. 195
SECTION III: CIRCUMPOLAR RELATIONS ......................................................................................... 224
NEW DIRECTIONS FOR GOVERNANCE IN THE ARCTIC REGION ....................................................................... 225
SHIPPING AND RESOURCES IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN: A HEMISPHERIC PERSPECTIVE 1 ................................. 247
THE FUTURE OF ARCTIC SHIPPING ALONG THE TRANSPOLAR SEA ROUTE .................................................. 281
COMMENTARY: THINKING ABOUT THE ‘NEW’ ARCTIC GEOGRAPHY ............................................................ 308
COLLABORATIVE INFRASTRUCTURES: A ROADMAP FOR INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IN THE ARCTIC
.................................................................................................................................................................................... 311
SECTION IV: UPDATE ON THE UARCTIC AND NRF THEMATIC NETWORK ON
GEOPOLITICS AND SECURITY ................................................................................................................ 334
COMMENTARY: DIALOGUE ACROSS BORDERS IN THE CIRCUMPOLAR NORTH: HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE
2012 CALOTTE ACADEMY ON WATER IN/AND THE ARCTIC .......................................................................... 335