"The product of a three-year project by twenty Arctic scholars and practitioners, the Newport Manual sets out thirty international principles of security applicable to the Arctic region. It addresses topics related to awareness, confidence-building measures, and capabilities. An extensive commentary accompanies each principle, which sets for each principle's basis during peacetime, explains practical barriers and solutions for their implementation, and outlines disagreements within the group as to each principle's application"-- Provided by publisher.

Arctic survey --Access -- Sea power and military activity -- Jurisdiction and sovereignty -- Freedom of the seas -- Cooperation and governance -- Economic potential and development -- Non-arctic states' interests in the region commentary -- Notification of military exercises and operations -- Observers -- Joint scientific research and commitment to arctic-council agreements -- Border and boundary tension involving state aircraft -- Military activity in sensitive areas -- Facility visits -- Regional security mechanisms -- Polar code enforcement -- Illegal, unregulated, unreported fishing -- Live exercises -- Personnel exchanges -- Indigenous community engagement commentary -- Current and future maritime security capabilities -- Dual-use capabilities -- Sustainability and environmental stewardship -- Indigenous knowledge -- Information sharing -- Communications -- Scientific cooperation -- Education and training -- Icebreaking capabilities -- Pooling resources.