Description: America in the Arctic offers a timely and compelling case for why the United States must deepen its commitment to a region threatened by climate change and geopolitical rivalry.
Brief description: Mary Thompson-Jones is professor of national security affairs at the United States Naval War College and a former minister-counselor in the US foreign service. She is the author of To the Secretary: Leaked Embassy Cables and America's Foreign Policy Disconnect (Norton, 2016).
Review Quotes: Mary Thompson-Jones makes a convincing argument that the United States must reengage in a region threatened by the dual risks of climate change and degrading security and that the best approach is a broad-based effort, going beyond Alaska to include regional gateway states such as Maine to forge stronger economic and diplomatic ties with our Arctic partners. The opening up of the Arctic is the equivalent of the discovery of an unknown ocean--and how we navigate this new reality will have enormous long-term ramifications for the United States and the world. This book amounts to a finely crafted chart that can help guide us though the rough seas ahead to a peaceful and prosperous future in the region.--U.S. Senator Angus King