In this timely new book, international scholars and military professionals come together to explore the strategic consequences of the thawing of the Arctic. Their analyses of efforts by governments and defence, security, and coast guard organizations to address these challenges make timely and urgent reading. Rather than a single national perspective, The Fast-Changing Maritime Arctic brings together circumpolar viewpoints from Europe and North America for an integrated discussion of strategic military, diplomatic, and security challenges in the high North. Thoughtful analyses are included of different regions, climate issues, institutions, and foreign and security policies. This is an important book for students of international studies, political science, and northern studies.
- Introduction
- The Beginnings
- Canada's First Large Influx of Refugees
- British Immigration Transforms the Colonies
- Immigration in the MacDonald Era
- The Sifton Years
- Forging a New Immigration Policy
- Immigration Doldrums
- Immigration's Post-war Boom (1947-1957)
- Major New Initiatives
- A New Era in Immigration
- The Turbulent 1980s and Beyond
- Developments in the Last Decade
- Index