Climate change in the Arctic and it's gepolitical consequence - the analysis of the European Union perspective

• Autorzy: Luszczuk M.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The article presents and briefly analyses the issue of the European Union’s perspective on the problems of the climate change in the Arctic region and its geopolitical consequences. Offering an overview of the main documents in this area, the article concludes that the EU policy towards the Arctic is closely related with perceiving the climate change in polar regions not only in terms of new possibilities, but also as a source of new threats for the international environment.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

climate change; Arctic region; gepolitical consequence; international relation; European Union; perspective; Arctic policy; polar region

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Papers on Global Change
• Rocznik: 2011
• Numer: 18
• Opis fizyczny: p.93-100,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Luszczuk M.

• International Relations Department, Maria Curie Sklodowska University in Lublin, Political Science Faculty, Plac Litewski 3, 20-080 Lublin, Poland

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