The Polar Middle Powers (Paperback)

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Editorial: Vij Books, 2026

937794015X / 9789377940157

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Paperback. The Arctic rewards the patient more than the powerful. In a region where cold, distance, and darkness make presence hard to sustain, smaller states can shape what larger ones attempt - and what they abandon as too costly, too visible, or too risky. Yet that influence is fragile: a single incident at sea, a misread exercise, or an infrastructure failure can turn routine governance into strategic crisis.The Polar Middle Powers explains how Norway, Canada, Denmark, and Finland "punch above their weight" by building capability portfolios that convert limited resources into leverage. Instead of treating security as a question of ships and aircraft alone, Aksel Brevik shows how alliances, coast guards, research stations, connectivity, and institutional entrepreneurship interact to produce maritime domain awareness, credibility, and restraint. The book compares how each state chooses niches, how alliance positioning expands and constrains options, and why deterrence by denial often fits polar realities better than threats of punishment. It also examines the quieter instruments of arctic security governance: rules, standards, chairmanships, and the legitimacy that comes from doing the daily work of safety and enforcement in shared spaces.Written for students, general readers, and policy and security professionals, this is a guide to thinking clearly about influence under constraint. Readers will come away with a framework for judging which investments deliver real strategic effect, how escalation risks can be managed without illusion, and why the future of the High North will be decided as much by institutions and infrastructure as by headline deployments. The Polar Middle Powers explains how Norway, Canada, Denmark, and Finland "punch above their weight" by building capability portfolios that convert limited resources into leverage. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Título
The Polar Middle Powers (Paperback)
Autor
Aksel Brevik
Editorial
Vij Books
Año de publicación
2026
Estado
new
Encuadernación
Paperback
Idioma
inglés
ISBN 10
937794015X
ISBN 13
9789377940157

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