The Barents Region

• Introduction - Olav Schram Stokke and Ola TunanderPART ONE: A NEW POLICY FOR THE NORTHThe Barents Region - Institutions, Cooperation and Prospects - Johan J[o with a line through]orgen HolstCooperation in the Barents Euro-Arctic Region - Andrej KozyrevPromising BeginingInventing the Barents Region - Ola TunanderOvercoming the East-West DivideWhere Cultures Cross - Robert BathurstOld Russia in a New NorthLiving Conditions in the North - Erik HansenThe New DivideThe Dynamics of the Barents Region - Rune Castberg, Olav Schram Stokke and Willy [o with a line through]OstrengPART TWO: TOWARDS A COOPERATIVE REGION?The Barents Region in Historical Perspective - Jens Petter NielsenEconomic Cooperation - Rune CastbergPotentials and Problems in Northwest RussiaThe Barents Sea - Alf H[a with a circle on top]akon HoelFisheries Resources for Europe and RussiaOil and Gas - Arild MoeFuture Role of the Barents RegionEnvironmental Cooperation as a Driving Force in the Barents Region - Olav Schram StokkeThe Northern Sea Route and the Barents Region - Willy [o with a line through it]OstrengPART THREE: THE BARENTS REGION IN THE NEW EUROPERussian Perspectives on the Barents Region - Pavel K BaevThe Barents Region as a European Security-building Concept - Anders Kj[o with a line through it]olbergThe Barents Region as a European Fronteir Region - Noralv VeggelandRegion-building as Europe-building - Pertti JoenniemiConclusions - Olav Schram Stokke and Ola Tunander

`Since the thawing of the Cold War international interactions in the Arctic have increased at a pace taking many by surpirse.... all of the 18 chapters are well informed and afford the reader many insights into the nature, purposes and prospects of what Stollenberg, in his short foreword, considers a possible model for post-Cold War East-West cooperation at the regional level.... All the chapters are informative and they hang together very effectively. Moreover, the editors′ admirably succinct overview chapter adds the finishing touches to a high-quality volume on a subject of obvious interest to all those interested in political, economic, environmental and strategic developments in the High North′ - Journal of Strategic Studies`Presents a heartening and authoritative picture of post-Cold War diplomacy and international cooperation.... a useful addition to the literature′ - Choice