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...In August 2007 the world reacted with consternation as Russia planted a flag beneath the ice of the North Pole, symbolising the Kremlins claim to the Arctic with its vast mineral resources, & firing the starting gun on the worlds last colonial scramble. The Scramble for the Arctic examines the history of the region & its exploration, the current state of ownership, the legal status of the Arctic & its waters, the likely outcomes of todays powerplays, & what is at stake both politically & ecologically. With the map literally being redrawn by global warming, the ownership of the Arctic will be one of the defining issues of the next decade. In this deeply informed & clearsighted account by two of the worlds leading Arctic scholars & explorers, Richard Sale & Eugene Potapov analyse the competing interests of nations, corporations, & indeed species.