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5. Participation in and Strategic Arrangements for Arctic Affairs by the United States: Seeking Collective Security in a New Era

Author : Edmund Li Sheng

Published in: Arctic Opportunities and Challenges

Publisher: Springer Singapore

Abstract

As the key player in the game surrounding the North Pole, the United States has made a series of adjustments to its Arctic policy from the Second World War and through the Cold War to the present. The strategic significance of the Arctic to the United States is currently increasing amidst simultaneous tensions with China and Russia. The three countries, which form a New Arctic Strategic Triangle and are now experiencing the coldest period of their relations since the end of the Cold War, will continue to play a fierce game in the freezing Arctic Ocean.

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Title: Participation in and Strategic Arrangements for Arctic Affairs by the United States: Seeking Collective Security in a New Era
Author: Edmund Li Sheng
Publisher: Springer Singapore
Book: Arctic Opportunities and Challenges
Print ISBN: 978-981-19-1245-0

Electronic ISBN: 978-981-19-1246-7

Copyright Year: 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-1246-7_5