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Michael Paul - Greenland’s Arctic Paths to Independence, Häftad

Häftad, Engelska, 2026

Greenland’s Arctic Paths to Independence

Politics and Policies in Kalaallit Nunaat, Europe and the United States of America

Av Michael Paul

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This volume examines Greenland’s challenging paths towards independence and explores the fundamental tension between Greenland’s aspirations for sovereignty and the geopolitical realities of Arctic strategic competition. The book provides a comprehensive framework for understanding Greenland’s strategic options through detailed examination of its socio-economic, foreign, security, and defence policy, the Kingdom–Greenland relationship, and external pressures and offers from major powers. It analyses how Greenland can maintain external resilience while pursuing greater autonomy in foreign policy, addressing the conflicting goals that arise when domestic independenceprocesses intersect with international security concerns. Drawing on recent geopolitical developments—including renewed U.S. interest in acquiring the territory and remilitarisation of the Arctic—the analysis demonstrates how gradual economic diversification and strategic partnerships offer more sustainable paths than hasty independence or resource extraction dependency. The book reveals the mutual interdependence between Denmark and Greenland in protecting sovereignty against great power influence, while critically examining whether Greenland’s inclusive foreign policy vision (“nothing about us without us”) can be implemented without adequate resources.Essential reading for scholars and policymakers working on Arctic governance, sovereignty studies, and small state diplomacy, this book will appeal to researchers in international relations, political science, Indigenous governance, and Arctic studies. It provides crucial insights for understanding how sub-state territories navigate independence aspirations within complex geopolitical environments.
Produktinformation
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2026-10-23
  • Mått: 156 x 234 x 12 mm
  • Vikt: 400 g
  • Format: Häftad
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 206
  • Förlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • ISBN: 9781041370543
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Michael Paul is Visiting Senior Fellow in the International Security Division at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP), Berlin. His research interests include Arctic geopolitics, governance, and security. His key publication is Der Kampf um den Nordpol. Die Arktis, der Klimawandel und die Rivalität der Großmächte (2022, 2nd edition 2026).

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“This book provides a very fine overview of the most important background and core problematiques in relation to Greenlandic ambitions for sovereignty in the context of current geopolitical dynamics. A good place to start thinking particularly about Europe’s role.”Ulrik Pram Gad, Danish Institute for International Studies“This is a book that not only discusses the road to independence for Greenland, but carries the undertones of how the whole international system is transforming from the post-Cold War unipolarity to multipolarity. I wholeheartedly recommend it.”Gunnar Rekvig, Sasakawa Peace Foundation“This is a remarkable and timely work of exceptional intellectual quality, offering a comprehensive and nuanced analysis of one of the most geopolitically sensitive and understudied regions of our time.”Lúcio de Sousa, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies“This book on Greenland is excellently researched from a scientific perspective and uniquely bridges historical and cultural aspects with economic and ecological ones, all of which are interconnected. Its timeliness in light of destabilizing global politics and climate change makes it even more worth reading. An unrivalled expert work!”Professor Dr. Volker Wilhelmi, Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität Mainz

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