The Melting Poles: Between Challenges And Opportunities
The Arctic and Antarctica have traditionally been treated as footnotes in larger international relations. Recently however, the polar caps have entered the priority lists of a multitude of international actors and captured the attention of the international community at large. Despite popular opinio...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:308cceea0c1244e5b83891929c5ac416 2023-05-15T13:40:50+02:00 The Melting Poles: Between Challenges And Opportunities Anis H. Bajrektarevic 2011-03-01T00:00:00Z https://doaj.org/article/308cceea0c1244e5b83891929c5ac416 EN eng Metropolitan University Prague http://static.cejiss.org/data/uploaded/13835989259862/1_0.pdf https://doaj.org/toc/1802-548X https://doaj.org/toc/1805-482X 1802-548X 1805-482X https://doaj.org/article/308cceea0c1244e5b83891929c5ac416 Central European Journal of International & Security Studies, Vol 05, Iss 01 (2011) Arctic Antarctic Security Structures UNCLOS Arctic Five NATO OSCE EU International Relations Energy Security JZ2-6530 Political science (General) JA1-92 article 2011 ftdoajarticles 2022-12-30T23:54:13Z The Arctic and Antarctica have traditionally been treated as footnotes in larger international relations. Recently however, the polar caps have entered the priority lists of a multitude of international actors and captured the attention of the international community at large. Despite popular opinions to the contrary, nearly all characteristics of these poles are different; morphological, climatic, anthropo-biological, and their political and legal standings. For instance, the South Pole (Antarctica) is governed by an international treaty while in the North Pole (the Arctic political conditions are governed by a special legal framework which continues to be negotiated over. Due to the speed of global warming, vast perennial ice sheets are melting and presenting clear environmental challenges and, simultaneously, economic opportunities such as alternative shipping routes, new hydrocarbons and large mineral deposits. This work asks whether the absence of a comprehensive treaty in the Arctic and the increased focus on national interests by the five circumpolar states might raise tensions, and endanger international security. This article provides a dense geopolitical overview of the two polar regions to determine their impact on wider international relations, economics and security. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Arctic Global warming North Pole South pole South pole Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Antarctic South Pole North Pole |
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The Arctic and Antarctica have traditionally been treated as footnotes in larger international relations. Recently however, the polar caps have entered the priority lists of a multitude of international actors and captured the attention of the international community at large. Despite popular opinions to the contrary, nearly all characteristics of these poles are different; morphological, climatic, anthropo-biological, and their political and legal standings. For instance, the South Pole (Antarctica) is governed by an international treaty while in the North Pole (the Arctic political conditions are governed by a special legal framework which continues to be negotiated over. Due to the speed of global warming, vast perennial ice sheets are melting and presenting clear environmental challenges and, simultaneously, economic opportunities such as alternative shipping routes, new hydrocarbons and large mineral deposits. This work asks whether the absence of a comprehensive treaty in the Arctic and the increased focus on national interests by the five circumpolar states might raise tensions, and endanger international security. This article provides a dense geopolitical overview of the two polar regions to determine their impact on wider international relations, economics and security. |
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The Melting Poles: Between Challenges And Opportunities |
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The Melting Poles: Between Challenges And Opportunities |
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The Melting Poles: Between Challenges And Opportunities |
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The Melting Poles: Between Challenges And Opportunities |
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The Melting Poles: Between Challenges And Opportunities |
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melting poles: between challenges and opportunities |
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Metropolitan University Prague |
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2011 |
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Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Arctic Global warming North Pole South pole South pole |
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Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Arctic Global warming North Pole South pole South pole |
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