International stations or international research?

There has been much adverse comment over recent years, especially by those with little practical Antarctic knowledge, of the apparent need to establish a national Antarctic station in order to gain Consultative Status at Treaty Meetings. Why, cry all these querulous voices, can't you co-operate...

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Published in:Antarctic Science
Main Author: Walton, D W H
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1994
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1017/s0954102094000453
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102094000453
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Summary:There has been much adverse comment over recent years, especially by those with little practical Antarctic knowledge, of the apparent need to establish a national Antarctic station in order to gain Consultative Status at Treaty Meetings. Why, cry all these querulous voices, can't you co-operate more effectively, stop establishing new national stations and share your stations? Why are there not international rather than national stations in the Antarctic — surely that should be the aim of the Treaty Parties?