Canada may need to move Arctic issues up the agenda
Significance In recent decades, the focus for Ottawa has been on Russian interest in the Arctic, but Beijing has been showing increased diplomatic and military interest in the region. Canada faces an uphill battle to assert sovereignty in its Arctic North and it is not clear that Washington’s Arctic...
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cremerald:10.1108/oxan-db276866 2024-06-09T07:42:46+00:00 Canada may need to move Arctic issues up the agenda 2023 http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/oxan-db276866 https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/OXAN-DB276866/full/xml https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/OXAN-DB276866/full/html unknown Emerald https://www.emerald.com/insight/site-policies Emerald Expert Briefings ISSN 2633-304X report-component 2023 cremerald https://doi.org/10.1108/oxan-db276866 2024-05-15T13:20:44Z Significance In recent decades, the focus for Ottawa has been on Russian interest in the Arctic, but Beijing has been showing increased diplomatic and military interest in the region. Canada faces an uphill battle to assert sovereignty in its Arctic North and it is not clear that Washington’s Arctic interests will help. Impacts Melting sea ice will boost economic opportunity for Canada’s northern communities as they become viable commercial locations. Canadian governments will spend to boost Canada’s military presence in the North but new capabilities will be slow to emerge. Russian power projection in the Arctic will be through icebreakers and submarines for the foreseeable future. China hopes to deploy significant resources into mining in Northern Canadian communities, which are struggling for investment. Canada will collaborate more closely with Arctic Council allies to close ranks against Russian and Chinese activity. Other/Unknown Material Arctic Council Arctic Sea ice Emerald Arctic Canada |
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Significance In recent decades, the focus for Ottawa has been on Russian interest in the Arctic, but Beijing has been showing increased diplomatic and military interest in the region. Canada faces an uphill battle to assert sovereignty in its Arctic North and it is not clear that Washington’s Arctic interests will help. Impacts Melting sea ice will boost economic opportunity for Canada’s northern communities as they become viable commercial locations. Canadian governments will spend to boost Canada’s military presence in the North but new capabilities will be slow to emerge. Russian power projection in the Arctic will be through icebreakers and submarines for the foreseeable future. China hopes to deploy significant resources into mining in Northern Canadian communities, which are struggling for investment. Canada will collaborate more closely with Arctic Council allies to close ranks against Russian and Chinese activity. |
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