Big Oil Playground, Russian Bear Preserve or European Periphery?
The Russian Barents Sea Region towards 2015
Bjørn Brunstad, Eivind Magnus, Philip Swanson, Geir Hønneland, and Indra Øverland. Eburon Academic Publishers, 2004. The final book from the ”Barents Russia 2015 Scenario Project”. ISBN 90 5972 039 3. 212 pages.
In the northwestern corner of Russia lies the Barents Sea: a region of natural resources that has yet to be fully exploited. Future actions taken in the Barents Sea region will create environmental, political, and economic ripples around the globe. The book explores three plausible and thought-provoking scenarios for the region’s future over the next two decades. The volume considers whether the international energy industry will transform the Barents Sea region into a “big oil playground”, if Russian strategic interests and instincts for control will make it a “Russian bear preserve”, or if integration into world trade will put it on the “European periphery”. The result is a valuable resource for understanding the changing dynamics and challenges in modern public planning and a globalised economy.
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