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Author Markowitz, Jonathan N., author.

Title Perils of plenty : Arctic resource competition and the return of the great game / Jonathan N. Markowitz
Published New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2020]

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 300 pages)
Summary "Why do some states project military force to seek control of resources, while others do not? Conventional wisdom asserts that resource-scarce states have the strongest interest in securing control over resources. Counter-intuitively, this book finds that, under certain conditions, the opposite is true. Perils of Plenty argues that what states make influences what they want to take. Specifically, the more economically dependent states are on extracting income from resource rents, the stronger their preferences to secure control over resources will be. This theory is tested with a set of case studies analyzing states' reactions to the 2007 exogenous climate shock that exposed energy resources in the Arctic. This book finds that some states, such as Russia and Norway, responded to the shock by dramatically increasing their Arctic military presence, while others, such as the U.S., Canada and Denmark, did not. Contrary to the conventional wisdom, countries with plentiful natural resources, such Norway and Russia were more-not less-willing to back their claims by projecting military force. This book finds that plenty can actually lead to peril when states with plentiful resources become economically dependent on those resources and thus have stronger incentives to secure their control. These findings have implications for understanding both the political effects of climate change in the Arctic and the prospects for resource competition in other regions, such as the Middle East and the South China Sea"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 10, 2020)
Subject Energy development -- Political aspects -- Arctic regions
Security, International -- Arctic regions
Geopolitics -- Arctic regions
Geopolitics
Military policy -- Economic aspects
Security, International
Strategic aspects of individual places
SUBJECT Arctic regions -- Strategic aspects. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85006964
Arctic regions -- Military policy -- Economic aspects
Subject Arctic Regions
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2019052500
ISBN 9780190078287
0190078286
0190078278
9780190078270
Other Titles Arctic resource competition and the return of the great game