A Polar Mediterranean? Accessibility, Resources and Sovereignty in the Arctic Ocean

Abstract The Arctic Ocean has been described as undergoing a fundamental ‘state change’– with particular reference to the loss of sea ice. Recent events suggest that the five coastal states (Canada, Denmark/Greenland, Norway, Russia and the United States) and other stakeholders are fundamentally rec...

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Published in:Global Policy
Main Author: Dodds, Klaus
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2010
Subjects:
Law
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
Political Science and International Relations
Economics and Econometrics
Global and Planetary Change
Antarc*
Antarctic
Arctic
Arctic Ocean
Greenland
Sea ice
Southern Ocean
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1758-5899.2010.00038.x
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Summary:Abstract The Arctic Ocean has been described as undergoing a fundamental ‘state change’– with particular reference to the loss of sea ice. Recent events suggest that the five coastal states (Canada, Denmark/Greenland, Norway, Russia and the United States) and other stakeholders are fundamentally reconsidering their relationship with the Arctic Ocean. The prevailing governance of the Arctic Ocean is quite different to the Antarctic and Southern Ocean. The Arctic Ocean is not a global common and there is no equivalent to the 1959 Antarctic Treaty. If the Arctic Ocean is in a state of flux then it is due to three interlocking vectors: the role of science and technology in generating knowledge about the region (accessibility); international law and rights of coastal states (resources); and the role of domestic and international audiences (sovereignty).

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