The Future History of the Arctic [Hardcover]

Long at the margins of global affairs and at the edge of our mental map of the world, the Arctic has found its way to the center of the issues which will challenge and define our world in the twenty-first century: energy security and the struggle for natural resources, climate change and its uncertain speed and consequences, the return of great power competition, the remaking of global trade patterns

InThe Future History of the Arctic, geopolitics expert Charles Emmerson weaves together the history of the region with reportage and reflection, revealing a vast and complex area of the globe, loaded with opportunity and rich in challenges. He defines the forces which have shaped the Arctic's history and introduces the players in politics, business, science and society who are struggling to mold its future.

The Arctic is coming of age. This engrossing book tells the story of how that is happening and how it might happen -- through the stories of those who live there, those who study it, and those who will determine its destiny.Charles Emmersonis a Senior Research Fellow at Chatham House working on resource security, foreign policy, and global geopolitics. He is the author ofThe Future History of the Arcticand1913: In Search of the World Before the Great War. He was formerly a writer for theFinancial Timesand continues to publish regularly on international affairs. He lives in London, England.Discovery Magazine
“As the Arctic thaws, nations around the globe are jockeying for access to its mineral resources and potentially lucrative new shipping routes. With considerable on-site reporting, Emmerson surveys the environmental and geopolitical changes under way.”

National Interest
“Charles Emmerson’sThe Future History of the Arctichas the strongest narrative of the three [books on the Arctic] because his is most firmly grounded in a knowledge of the regionlӘ