| Description |
1 online resource (311 p.) |
| Series |
Contemporary Security Studies |
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Contemporary security studies.
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| Contents |
Intro -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Contributors -- 1. Security and defense of NATO's northern flank: An introduction -- NATO's border with Russia in the north -- The future of NATO in the north -- Strategic challenges and opportunities facing the North Atlantic states and NATO -- The structure and research tasks of this book -- References -- Section I: Security, power projection, and operations on NATO's northern flank -- 2. The strategic challenge of expeditionary warfare and the defense of NATO's northern flank |
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Introduction -- Structure of the chapter -- The security politics of the Arctic -- Conceptual developments and military operations on NATO's northern flank -- US command -- The US Marines, Force Design 2030 -- US Army and MDO -- US Air Force Joint All-Domain Operations -- European allies -- Analysis and concluding remarks -- Notes -- References -- 3. A defense dilemma and a possible security dilemma: Norway, the United States, and the defense of Northern Norway, 1960-1980 -- Two emerging dilemmas -- Central concepts and previous studies -- The historical background -- Introduction of the studies |
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Holst's study of Norwegian security policy -- Second period of the studies -- Dialogs regarding the High North -- Conclusion -- Note -- References -- 4. The Russian way of regular warfare and the Arctic -- Introduction -- Characteristics of the Russian way of regular warfare -- The primacy of conventional force -- The posture of Russian land forces along NATO's northern flank -- The Russian way of regular warfare and the Arctic -- Conclusion -- References -- 5. National security interests of Russia's Northern Sea Route: Additional elements of domestic and international importance -- Introduction |
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The importance of history for the contemporary position of Russia's NSR -- Article 234 of UNCLOS -- Meeting Putin's goal: Tonnage forecasts and NSR expansion attempts -- Threats to international and operational aspects of freedom of navigation -- Conclusion -- References -- 6. NATO, doctrines, and the Arctic -- Introduction -- Does the Arctic need doctrine? -- Doctrine and roles of doctrine -- The European Arctic area of operations -- Operations in the Arctic -- The role of doctrine in Allied operations in the Arctic -- Summary -- Notes -- References |
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7. Norwegian problems of confidence building: Geopolitical exposure and military vulnerabilities in the High North -- Introduction -- Theory and methods -- Preconditions for confidence building in the Barents Sea region -- The external perspective -- The internal perspective -- Prospects for confidence building -- On geopolitical exposure -- On military vulnerability -- Conclusion -- References -- Section II: Strategic interests and the Arctic -- 8. US national strategy in the Arctic -- Introduction -- Arctic themes -- The cooperative arctic -- The extractive arctic -- Arctic power projection |
| Summary |
This book investigates several aspects of military power and security in the North Atlantic and Arctic region |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
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Arctic conflict |
| Subject |
North Atlantic Treaty Organization -- Scandinavia
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| SUBJECT |
North Atlantic Treaty Organization fast |
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National security -- Scandinavia
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Diplomatic relations
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Military relations
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National security
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Strategic aspects of individual places
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| SUBJECT |
Scandinavia -- Foreign relations
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Scandinavia -- Military relations -- United States
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Scandinavia -- Strategic aspects.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85117954
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United States -- Military relations -- Scandinavia
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| Subject |
Scandinavia
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Wegge, Njord
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| ISBN |
9781000996999 |
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1000996999 |
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