Russia's Arctic : climate change, domestic policy, and geopolitics / Marlene Laruelle, Jean Radvanyi.
| Author/creator | Laruelle, Marlène author. |
| Other author | Radvanyi, Jean, author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2026. |
| Copyright Date | ©2026 |
| Description | 147 pages : illustrations, map ; 21 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Russian shorts Russian shorts. ^A1452190 |
| Contents | Introduction -- 1 : A Strategic Facade Subject to Increased Attention -- 2 : A Major Diplomatic and Strategic Space for Moscow -- 3 : The Difficult Economic Rise of a Changing Maritime Façade -- 4 : Domestic Challenges : What Development for the Far North? -- Conclusion -- Arctic Chronology |
| Abstract | This book provides a comprehensive overview of Russia's Arctic policies since the 2022 war with Ukraine began. Covering geopolitical transformations, domestic evolutions and the role of climate change, it traces how, for around two decades, Russia has renewed its strategic interest in the Arctic region. It reflects on how, with more than half of the circumpolar territories, Russia's Arctic regions generate between 10 and 15% of Russia's GDP and a quarter of its exports, with the yet-to-be-explored reserves of the Arctic continental shelf also offering immense potential. Russia's Arctic analyses the growth of hydrocarbon deposits in the far north of Siberia and nearby offshore areas and how this has contributed to the rapid development of the Northern Sea Route. Marlene Laruelle and Jean Radvanyi examine the tremendous long-term importance of the region for Russia, regardless of internal political developments and the state of relations with the West. Long a place for science diplomacy and transborder dialogue, the region has once again become a hotspot for geostrategic tensions and a new interface between an expanded NATO and Russia. While the West is imposing increasingly broad sanctions specifically targeting Arctic hydrocarbon development projects, the Russian government is striving to circumvent or mitigate their effects with countermeasures by relying on their allies, most of whom are Asian. Laruelle and Radvanyi convincingly contend that Russian Arctic development policy must take into account the economic needs of the Russian budget and the geopolitical realities of decoupling from the West and pivoting towards the so-called 'Global South'. Additionally, it must consider the heavy legacies of the past in terms of population, infrastructure, and pollution, as well as future projections regarding the impact of climate change. -- Provided by publisher. |
| General note | First published in Great Britain 2022. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographic references (pages 135-143) and index. |
| Biographical note | Marlene Laruelle is Professor at the Luiss Guido Carli University in Rome, Italy. She is the author of several books, including Russian Eurasianism: An Ideology of Empire (2008), In the Name of the Nation: Nationalism and Politics in Contemporary Russia (2009), and Understanding Russia: The Challenges of Transformation (2018). Jean Radvanyi is Emeritus Professor of Geography and Russian Studies at the National Institute for Oriental Languages and Civilizations, France. He is the co-author, with Marlene Laruelle, Russia: Great Power, Weakened State 2nd Edition (2023) and Understanding Russia: The Challenges of Transformation (2018). |
| Issued in other form | ebook version : 9781350552586 |
| ISBN | 9781350552562 |
| ISBN | 1350552569 paperback |
| ISBN | 9781350552579 hardcover |
| ISBN | 1350552577 hardcover |
| ISBN | electronic book |
| ISBN | electronic book |
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