The Antarctic Treaty of 1959

Why were the Russians and other claimants suddenly prepared in the late 1950s to reach agreement on the governance of Antarctica? The onset of the Cold War and the arrival of Russian whaling fleets had raised fears that territorial rivalry in Antarctica could erupt into...

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Day, David
Format: Book Part
Language:unknown
Published: Oxford University Press 2019
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/wentk/9780190641320.003.0007
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Summary:Why were the Russians and other claimants suddenly prepared in the late 1950s to reach agreement on the governance of Antarctica? The onset of the Cold War and the arrival of Russian whaling fleets had raised fears that territorial rivalry in Antarctica could erupt into...