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Michael Durlik calls for reforms of the Arctic Economic Council to include NGOs as members, and strengthen its coordination with the Arctic Council.
The Arctic has become a subject of greater strategic interest over the past few years, due in part to the overwhelming evidence of climate change and growing access to the region's natural resources. Scientists have long suspected that warming would be more pronounced closer to the poles, but until recently, the extent of this was unclear. According to the U.S.
The Arctic has become a subject of greater strategic interest over the past few years, due in part to the overwhelming evidence of climate change and growing access to the region's natural resources. Scientists have long suspected that warming would be more pronounced closer to the poles, but until recently, the extent of this was unclear. According to the U.S.
As national governments, international institutions, and nonstate actors explore different approaches to Arctic governance, a cohesive approach is necessary to address the environmental, economic, sociocultural, and geopolitical challenges this region faces.
The paper discusses the increasing levels of instability in both economics and politics in the Arctic and the mutually reinforcing effects on international politics. The authors conclude that there is a “loss of a cooperative spirit,” which works against
Tobias Etzold and Stefan Steinicke suggest Western states should maintain a limited degree of cooperation with Russia in addressing the Ukraine conflict, in order to maintain security in the Baltic and Arctic regions.
John Higginbotham criticizes the United States and Canada’s failure to recognize the geopolitical implications of global warming in the Arctic, arguing that it could have consequences for the balance of power worldwide.
China’s newly published white paper on Arctic policy defines China as an important stakeholder and expresses the need for greater inter-state cooperation to balance human involvement and environmental protection.
