the realm is at the moment witnessing an ‘Arctic Scramble’ – because the significant powers compete to demarcate and occupy Arctic territory. The quarter is understood to be domestic to giant fuel and oil reserves, and its place on the best of the globe holds major buying and selling and army benefits. but the territorial limitations of the sector stay ill-defined and Russia, less than the more and more daring overseas coverage of Vladimir Putin, has emerged as a forceful energy within the sector. Geir Hønneland investigates the political contexts and foreign tensions surrounding Russia’s activities, focusing particularly at the disputes that have emerged within the Barents Sea – the place eu and Russian pursuits compete without delay. Skillfully delineating Russian coverage within the quarter, and reading the mineral and environmental effects of the hot treaty agreements, Russia and the Arctic is a vital addition to our realizing of latest diplomacy about the Polar North