Geografien og globusen former lett det metale kart i våre og andres hoder, av et Norge som er kalt "balkongen i det store verdensteateret"? der vi holder lett avstand, observerer mer enn vi deltar, formaner andre, og bare sjelden må søke dekning og hjelp når det faller skarpe skudd. Slik fremstår Norge i denne boken, der en historiker trekker opp de lange linjene i norsk utenrikspolitikk, professor Olav Riste går hele 1000 år tilbake i historien. Boken er til dels en sammenfatning av flerbindsverket?Norsk utenrikspolitikks historie? og til dels et resultat av forfatterens egen forskning. Rikt illustrert i svart/hvitt. Med noter, litteraturliste og register. Engelsk tekst.

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As the ice around the Arctic landmass recedes progressively further each year, the territory has become a flashpoint in world affairs. New and lucrative trade routes from East to West are now becoming accessible for shipping lanes and military deployment, and the Arctic is known to be home to large gas and oil reserves. Yet the territorial boundaries of the region remain ill-defined. In response to these geographical changes the Scandinavian countries, especially Denmark and Norway, have begun staking large proprietary claims in the face of pressure from the major powers – Russia, Canada, the US and China – for the trade routes to be designated as International Waters. Here, Norwegian scholar Leif Christian Jensen shows how Norway has undergone a positional shift after declaring its assertive position on the Arctic in 2005. Its disputes with Russia have created a new foreign policy dilemma, and a new set of 'red-lines' in Norwegian policy. Is Norway, as it would like to be seen, an environmentally friendly, peaceful, 'enlightened' nation? Or does this geopolitical shift in world affairs necessitate a new and more aggressive Scandinavia? International Relations in the Arctic makes a timely contribution to the 'turn to the North' in International Relations and Political Science.

Status-seeking is an important aspect of the foreign policies of a number of small states, but one that has been rarely studied. This book aims to contribute to our understanding not only of status-seeking, by coming at that question from a new angle, that of a small state, but also to our understanding of foreign policy, by discussing the importance of status for foreign policy overall. If status is a hierarchy, then it is important to focus not just on the highest-ranking powers, but also those at lower levels. As the distribution of power is becoming more diffuse, the role of small and medium powers becomes more significant than it was during the Cold war. The book chapters go beyond familiar explications of "soft power" or conflict resolution to highlight new aspects of Norway’s foreign policy, including contributions to national defense, global warming, and management of Arctic resources. This book will be of interest to students and scholars in areas including US Foreign Policy, International Relations and European Politics.

This history of the diplomatic relations between Norway and the US begins with the Norwegian separation from Sweden, and carries through World Wars I and II, and into the Cold War. It traces the process by which the two countries, with established traditions of non- involvement in European wars, moved away from those traditions toward multilateral collective security roles in world affairs. Not a definitive work, but an introduction and overview. Well-annotated. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR