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Thoughtful essays establishing the Arctic as a distinctive region of international political, socioeconomic, and environmental importance.

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	Polar Politics: Creating International Environmental Regimes (Cornell Studies in Political Economy) by Oran R. Young (Editor), Gail Osherenko (Editor) Co-recipient of the 1994 Harold and Margaret Sprout Award, given by the Environmental Studies Section of the International Studies Association A region of critical environmental significance, the Arctic continues to be the focus of international conflicts of interest. How well have nations succeeded in creating regimes that establish international rights and responsibilities in the circumpolar North?
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