Coming into the cold: Asia's Arctic interests

Polar Geography

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 253-270

  Solli, Per Erik ^a   Wilson Rowe, Elana ^a   Yennie Lindgren, Wrenn ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS NUPI   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLD REGION; ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

ARCTIC; CANADA; CHINA; DENMARK; GREENLAND; JAPAN; NORWAY; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SINGAPORE [SOUTHEAST ASIA]; SOUTH KOREA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84886418159     PISSN: 1088937X     EISSN: 19390513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1088937X.2013.825345     Document Type: Article

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