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This book analyses the Russian opposition to the 2010 Barents Sea delimitation agreement in light of both the Law of the Sea and Russian identity, arguing that the agreement´s critics and proponents inscribe themselves into different Russian narratives about Russia´s rightful place in the world.

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1. Arctic Scramble, Russian Compromise 2. Jurisdiction and Fisheries Management in the Barents Sea 3. Russian Reactions to the Barents Sea Delimitation Agreement 4. Russia and the West - the Foreign Policy Perspective 5. Russia and the West - the Everyday Perspective 6. Looking up to the West

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´Geir H›nneland once again shows in this book his unique capability of providing insight into highly complex contexts by providing an analysis that is rooted in his personal experiences. [...] It goes without saying that Arctic politics, the law of the sea and Russian identity will serve as a work of reference in order to [...] understand Russian identity and politics.´ Nikolas Sellheim, Polar Record, Cambridge University Press, 2014

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Geir H›nneland is Research Director at Fridtjof Nansen Institute, Norway. He has published widely on Arctic politics, the Law of the Sea and Russian identity, including Borderland Russians: Identity, Narrative and International Relations (2013).

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