Hokkyoku Kai Sekai Sodatsu Sen Ga Hajimatta (PHP Shinsho)

[Machine Translation] Currently, global warming is causing the ice in the Arctic to continue to decrease. However, Russia, a coastal country, and China, a country outside the Arctic region, are focusing on the merits of the melting ice, which will "make navigation possible" and "allow development of natural resources," rather than the negative effects of global warming. In preparation for the coming time, countries are carrying out scientific research and resource exploration activities, strengthening their military power and building bases in order to secure their interests. These activities have created friction and are now becoming a security issue. In this book, an instructor at the Maritime Self-Defense Force's Executive Officer Training School gives a clear lecture on the unfolding battle over the "Northern Sea.

現在、地球温暖化によって北極の氷は減少の一途を辿っている。しかし沿岸国のロシアや域外国の中国等は温暖化がもたらすマイナス面より、氷が融けることによって「航海が可能になる」「資源の開発ができる」というメリットに注目している。各国は来たるべき時に備えて科学調査や資源探査活動を重ね、権益確保のために軍事力の強化、基地の整備を進めている。そしてこれらの活動が摩擦を生み、いまや安全保障上の問題となりつつあるのだ。「北の海」をめぐって展開する知られざるバトルについて、現役の海上自衛隊幹部学校教官が明解にレクチャーする。