Acknowledgments

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Prologue xiii
5. 1. IMAGINING THE ARCTIC: MAPS, GEOLOGY, AND CLIMATE 1
6. 2. ALASKA: THE SUPERLATIVE STATE 20
7. 3. CANADA: THE TROUBLE WITH GENTLEMEN’S AGREEMENTS 47
8. 4. ICELAND: CAUGHT BETWEEN THREE WORLDS 76
9. 5. SEARCH FOR SOVEREIGNTY: GREENLAND, DENMARK, AND THE UNITED STATES 102
10. 6. HOW NORWAY GAINED AN ARCHIPELAGO AND AMERICA BECAME AN ARCTIC POWER 137
11. 7. FINLAND AND SWEDEN: TRANSFORMING NATO’S ARCTIC FLANK 169
12. 8. RUSSIA’S BELOVED AND UNSUSTAINABLE ARCTIC 203
13. 9. REESTABLISHING PRESENCE: HOW AMERICA IS RETURNING TO THE ARCTIC 233
14. CONCLUSION: AMERICA’S ARCTIC FUTURE— NAVIGATING A MILITARIZED AND MELTING DOMAIN 258
15. Notes 267
16. Index 305