El Ártico. Un espacio frágil entre la cooperación y la lucha por la hegemonía

The Glacier Arctic Ocean is located in the North of the Planet, surrounded with lands of two continents and communiqué with the Pacific and Atlantic Ocean. Five countries have coasts in its waters, all of them members of the NATO, except Russia. The space considered Arctic extends to eight countries...

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Main Author: Valle Melendo, Javier del
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:Spanish
Published: 2015
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Online Access:https://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/oaiart?codigo=7686844
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Summary:The Glacier Arctic Ocean is located in the North of the Planet, surrounded with lands of two continents and communiqué with the Pacific and Atlantic Ocean. Five countries have coasts in its waters, all of them members of the NATO, except Russia. The space considered Arctic extends to eight countries. The Artic area has been apart from the balance of power due to the little population and the difficulties for the exploration and exploitation of the natural resources, but its importance is increasing nowadays. The main factors that explain it are: global warming and the increase ot the tension between Russia and NATO. In this context all the countries attempt to demonstrate their rights on the territorial waters and the botton of the Ocean, in some areas not well delimitate. The Artic Council is an organization for cooperation and debate with participation of the eight Artic Countries, associations of indigenous peoples where observers from no artic areas are accepted. Actually the Artic Council is chaired by United States, who recently replaced to Canada. El Océano Glaciar Ártico se localiza en el extremo N del Planeta, rodeado de tierras de dos continentes y comunicado con los océanos Pacífico y Atlántico. En sus aguas tienen costa cinco países, todos ellos miembros de la OTAN, excepto Rusia. El espacio considerado ártico se amplía hasta ocho países. Ha estado bastante al margen de los equilibrios de poder debido a sus duras condiciones de vida, la escasa población y la dificultad para la exploración y explotación de sus recursos naturales, pero está ganando importancia en nuestros días. Los principales factores que lo explican son el calentamiento global, que puede posibilitar la apertura de nuevas rutas comerciales, o la creciente tensión entre Rusia y la OTAN. En este contexto todos los países árticos se esfuerzan por demostrar sus derechos sobre las aguas territoriales, y el fondo oceánico, en algunas zonas escasamente delimitado. El Consejo Ártico es un organismo de cooperación y debate en el que ...