“The chapters provide an interesting and novel analysis of core Arctic security questions and engage the actors that contribute to this security in new ways. Providing a brief overview of key issues in accessibly written format … the book makes a compelling case for first, being skeptical of the prevailing narratives around Arctic security and militarism; second, noting the need for a humancentric approach to Arctic security; and third, identifying the limitations of traditional approaches to Arctic security.” (Arctic, December, 2016)<p></p>
1. High Arctic Stability as an Asset for Storms of International Politics: an Introduction; Lassi Heininen
2. Security of the Global Arctic in Transformation: potential for changes in problem definition; Lassi Heininen
3. Military Cooperation and Enhanced Arctic Security in the Context of Climate Change and Growing Global Interest in the Arctic; Michal Luszczuk and Jan Kochanowski
4. Russian Sub-national Actors: Paradiplomacies in the European and Russian Arctic; Pertti Joenniemi and Alexander Sergunin
5. The US Arctic Policy Agenda: The State Trumps Other Interests; Steve Lamy
6. Ripple Effects: Devolution, Development and State Sovereignty in the Canadian North; Heather N. Nicol
7. China and Japan in the Arctic: Economic Security and the Role of Foreign Policy for the 'Developmental State'; Aki Tonami
8. The Arctic, Laboratory of the Anthropocene; Matthias Finger