Uttam Kumar Sinha is a Fellow at the Institute for Defense Studies and Analyses (IDSA), New Delhi, India, and holds an adjunct position at the Malaviya Centre for Peace Research, Benares Hindu University, Varanasi, India. His research areas focus on non-traditional aspects of security with particularly attention on climate change, transboundary water issues and the Arctic region. He is the Academic Editor of Strategic Analysis (Routledge).Jo Inge Bekkevold is the Head of the Centre for Asian Security Studies at the Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies, Oslo, Norway. He is a former career diplomat with several postings to Asia for the Norwegian foreign service.　His main fields of interest are great power relations in Asia, Chinese foreign policy and China’s political and economic development.

• Introduction 1. Asian Stakes and Arctic Governance 2. The Northern Sea Route: Smooth Sailing Ahead? 3. The Polar Code and Arctic Navigation 4. Arctic: The Next Great Game in Energy Geopolitics? 5. Norway’s High North Policy and New Asian Stakeholders 6. Russia’s China Policy in the Arctic 7. Russia’s Strategic Concerns in the Arctic and its impact on Japan-Russia relations: From a Japanese View 8. Arctic and India: Strategic Awareness and Scientific Engagement 9. The Maritime Tiger: Exploring South Korea’s Interests and Role in the Arctic 10. The Legal Regime of the Arctic and India’s Role and Options 11. China’s Role in Arctic Affairs in the Context of Global Governance 12. Overview of Korea’s Arctic Policy Development

Uttam Kumar Sinha is a Fellow at the Institute for Defense Studies and Analyses (IDSA), New Delhi, India, and holds an adjunct position at the Malaviya Centre for Peace Research, Benares Hindu University, Varanasi, India. His research areas focus on non-traditional aspects of security with particularly attention on climate change, transboundary water issues and the Arctic region. He is the Academic Editor of Strategic Analysis (Routledge).Jo Inge Bekkevold is the Head of the Centre for Asian Security Studies at the Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies, Oslo, Norway. He is a former career diplomat with several postings to Asia for the Norwegian foreign service.　His main fields of interest are great power relations in Asia, Chinese foreign policy and China’s political and economic development.

• Introduction 1. Asian Stakes and Arctic Governance 2. The Northern Sea Route: Smooth Sailing Ahead? 3. The Polar Code and Arctic Navigation 4. Arctic: The Next Great Game in Energy Geopolitics? 5. Norway’s High North Policy and New Asian Stakeholders 6. Russia’s China Policy in the Arctic 7. Russia’s Strategic Concerns in the Arctic and its impact on Japan-Russia relations: From a Japanese View 8. Arctic and India: Strategic Awareness and Scientific Engagement 9. The Maritime Tiger: Exploring South Korea’s Interests and Role in the Arctic 10. The Legal Regime of the Arctic and India’s Role and Options 11. China’s Role in Arctic Affairs in the Context of Global Governance 12. Overview of Korea’s Arctic Policy Development

Uttam Kumar Sinha is a Fellow at the Institute for Defense Studies and Analyses (IDSA), New Delhi, India, and holds an adjunct position at the Malaviya Centre for Peace Research, Benares Hindu University, Varanasi, India. His research areas focus on non-traditional aspects of security with particularly attention on climate change, transboundary water issues and the Arctic region. He is the Academic Editor of Strategic Analysis (Routledge).Jo Inge Bekkevold is the Head of the Centre for Asian Security Studies at the Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies, Oslo, Norway. He is a former career diplomat with several postings to Asia for the Norwegian foreign service.　His main fields of interest are great power relations in Asia, Chinese foreign policy and China’s political and economic development.

• Introduction 1. Asian Stakes and Arctic Governance 2. The Northern Sea Route: Smooth Sailing Ahead? 3. The Polar Code and Arctic Navigation 4. Arctic: The Next Great Game in Energy Geopolitics? 5. Norway’s High North Policy and New Asian Stakeholders 6. Russia’s China Policy in the Arctic 7. Russia’s Strategic Concerns in the Arctic and its impact on Japan-Russia relations: From a Japanese View 8. Arctic and India: Strategic Awareness and Scientific Engagement 9. The Maritime Tiger: Exploring South Korea’s Interests and Role in the Arctic 10. The Legal Regime of the Arctic and India’s Role and Options 11. China’s Role in Arctic Affairs in the Context of Global Governance 12. Overview of Korea’s Arctic Policy Development