Canada and the United States
Canada and the United States, two of the larger and politically powerful Arctic States, have had a longstanding interest in Arctic shipping and navigation. For Canada, shipping and navigation were not only critical for the initial exploration and discovery of the Canadian North, but were also pivota...
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ftanucanberra:oai:openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au:1885/201343 2024-01-14T10:02:57+01:00 Canada and the United States Rothwell, Donald Molenaar, E. Beckman, R. Henriksen, T. Kraabel, K. D. Roach, A. 18 pages application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/1885/201343 https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004339385_008 https://openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/bitstream/1885/201343/7/01_Rothwell_Canada_and_the_United_States__2018.pdf.jpg en_AU eng Koninklijke Brill Governance of Artic Shipping: Balancing Rights and Interests of Arctic States and User States 978-90-04-33937-8 http://hdl.handle.net/1885/201343 doi:10.1163/9789004339385_008 https://openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/bitstream/1885/201343/7/01_Rothwell_Canada_and_the_United_States__2018.pdf.jpg © 2017 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden Book chapter ftanucanberra https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004339385_008 2023-12-15T09:34:40Z Canada and the United States, two of the larger and politically powerful Arctic States, have had a longstanding interest in Arctic shipping and navigation. For Canada, shipping and navigation were not only critical for the initial exploration and discovery of the Canadian North, but were also pivotal to the development of the region. The Northwest Passage, an iconic Arctic waterway which is deeply ingrained in the Canadian psyche,1 has also proven to be contentious in Canadian-us relations given differing views as to its status. For the United States, shipping and navigation has likewise been critical to the development of Alaska both economically and strategically, while us strategic interests across the Arctic as a whole have also relied heavily upon the freedom of navigation. When these historical factors are combined with the impacts of climate change and a partially ice free Arctic Ocean,2 which in turn is attracting significant interest from states that traditionally have not had an interest in Arctic affairs, a range of diplomatic, legal and policy implications are confronting Arctic shipping and navigation. Book Part Arctic Arctic Arctic Ocean Climate change Northwest passage Alaska Australian National University: ANU Digital Collections Arctic Arctic Ocean Canada Northwest Passage 217 244 |
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Canada and the United States, two of the larger and politically powerful Arctic States, have had a longstanding interest in Arctic shipping and navigation. For Canada, shipping and navigation were not only critical for the initial exploration and discovery of the Canadian North, but were also pivotal to the development of the region. The Northwest Passage, an iconic Arctic waterway which is deeply ingrained in the Canadian psyche,1 has also proven to be contentious in Canadian-us relations given differing views as to its status. For the United States, shipping and navigation has likewise been critical to the development of Alaska both economically and strategically, while us strategic interests across the Arctic as a whole have also relied heavily upon the freedom of navigation. When these historical factors are combined with the impacts of climate change and a partially ice free Arctic Ocean,2 which in turn is attracting significant interest from states that traditionally have not had an interest in Arctic affairs, a range of diplomatic, legal and policy implications are confronting Arctic shipping and navigation. |
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