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"Taking a long view, and a wide perspective, this book by Japan's leading scholars on Asia and Eurasia provides a comprehensive and systematic comparison of the three greatest powers in the region and assesses how far the recent growth trajectories of these countries are sustainable in the long run. The book demonstrates the huge impact on the region of these countries. It examines the population, resource and economic basis for the countries' rise, considers political, social and cultural factors, and sets recent developments in a long historical context. Throughout, the different development paths of the three countries are compared and contrasted, and the new models for the future of the world order which they represent are analysed"--

Economic development of the Arctic regions of Russia / Shinichiro Tabata, Tomoko Tabata -- Perspectives of oil and gas development in the Russian Arctic / Masumi Motomura -- Northern Sea route (NSR) shipping, current status and its feasibility / Natsuhiko Otsuka, Toru Tamura, Masahiko Furuichi -- Planning for a sustainable Arctic : regional development in the Yamal-Nenets autonomous Okrug (Russia) / Daria Gritsenko, Elena Efimova -- The twofold development of the Arctic : where do the Arctic States stand? / Lassi Heininen -- Potential transboundary maritime energy disputes in the Arctic : the Russian perspective / Valery Konyshev, Alexander Sergunin -- Examining the execution of Russian military-security policies and programs in the Arctic / Pavel K. Baev -- Russian Arctic development and environmental discourse / Masahiro Tokunaga -- Are Finnish firms willing to explore the Russian maritime and offshore industry? : perceptions of Finnish SMEs of the Russian market and export collaboration / Hanna Mäkinen, Eini Haaja -- Cutting through channels : local entrepreneurship of indigenous actors in Arctic Russia / Masanori Goto -- Disappearing white fish and remaining black fish in the lower Ob River and its tributaries : conflict over the use of fish resources between indigenous people and non-locals / Yuka Oishi -- Telling domestic and international policy stories : the case of Russian Arctic policy / Daria Gritsenko, Veli-Pekka Tynkkynen -- Simulating sovereignty : the role of the Arctic in constructing Russian post-imperial identity / Sergei Medvedev -- The arctic in Russia's fin-de-siècle imagination : the paintings and writings of Aleksandr Borisov / Otto Boele -- The image of the Russian North in I. Bilibin's creative work / Dmitry Baranov.

"The Russian Far North is immensely rich in resources, both energy and other resources, and is also one of the least developed regions of Russia. This book presents a comprehensive overview of the region. It examines resource issues and the related environmental problems, considers the Arctic and the problems of sea routes, maritime boundaries and military build-up, assesses economic development, and considers the ethnic peoples of the region and also cultural and artistic subjects. Overall, the book provides a rich appraisal of how the region is likely to develop in future."--Provided by publisher.