Strategic Studies Institute

Russia in the Arctic Strategic Studies Institute

This volume on the Arctic is the last volume in the set of five based on the Strategic Studies Institute (SSI). The Arctic's importance to the United States and to the international community has grown by virtue of its enormous energy holdings and the prospect of increased year-round navigation due to climate change. Given its proximity to Russia and that country's dependence on energy for its economic growth and development, this area's importance to Russia has grown, leading Moscow to make aggressive claims on behalf of its Arctic interests. Russia's claims have triggered considerable anxiety among other Arctic states. These considerations oblige analysts here and abroad to take regional developments in the Arctic quite seriously. Therefore, we are making these papers, which reflect Russian, American, and European analyses of the motives, capabilities, and interests of Russia in the Arctic, available to so that they can benefit from the authors' expert insights. Why buy a book you can download for free? We print the paperback book so you don't have to. First you gotta find a good clean (legible) copy and make sure it's the latest version (not always easy). Some documents found on the web are missing some pages or the image quality is so poor, they are difficult to read. If you find a good copy, you could print it using a network printer you share with 100 other people (typically its either out of paper or toner). If it's just a 10-page document, no problem, but if it's 250-pages, you will need to punch 3 holes in all those pages and put it in a 3-ring binder. Takes at least an hour. It's much more cost-effective to just order the bound paperback from Amazon.com We include a Table of Contents on the back cover for quick reference. We print these paperbacks as a service so you don't have to. This books is compact, tightly-bound paperback, pocket-size (6 by 9 inches), with large text and glossy cover. 4th Watch Publishing Co. is a SDVOSB. https: //usgovpub.com