Protecting United States Interests in Antarctica
This thesis begins by presenting a geographic overview of the physical features and resources in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean. Next, it details the history of claims and interests over Antarctic territory, with particular emphasis on United States activities. Aspects of the U.S.-initiated Antar...
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ftdtic:ADA451524 2023-05-15T13:36:54+02:00 Protecting United States Interests in Antarctica Scott, Ronald W. JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL'S SCHOOL CHARLOTTESVILE VA 1988-04 text/html http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA451524 http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA451524 en eng http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA451524 Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. Document partially illegible. DTIC Government and Political Science Sociology and Law Biological Oceanography Geology Geochemistry and Mineralogy *UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT *LEADERSHIP *NATURAL RESOURCES *TREATIES *RESOURCE MANAGEMENT *ANTARCTIC REGIONS POLICIES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION COOPERATION INTERNATIONAL LAW OIL RESERVOIRS NATURAL GAS AQUATIC ANIMALS MINERALS UNITED NATIONS COMMERCIAL FISHING THESES FRESH WATER HYDROCARBONS HISTORY *ANTARCTIC TREATY SYSTEM SOUTHERN OCEAN KRILL NATIONAL INTERESTS TERRITORIAL CLAIMS Text 1988 ftdtic 2016-02-22T04:15:57Z This thesis begins by presenting a geographic overview of the physical features and resources in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean. Next, it details the history of claims and interests over Antarctic territory, with particular emphasis on United States activities. Aspects of the U.S.-initiated Antarctic Treaty regime are then explored, including management of living resources and potential exploration and exploitation of nonliving hydrocarbon and mineral resources. The thesis points out past weaknesses in U.S.-Antarctic policy making, and recommends a broader role for the Department of Defense in such areas as safety and security. The thesis also recommends that the Antarctic Treaty consultative parties resolve the issue of criminal jurisdiction over offenses committed in Antarctica before the theoretical problem arises in practice, suggesting a model fashioned somewhat after the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's Status of Forces Agreement. Finally, the thesis highlights the recent influence of the United Nations over Antarctic affairs, and proposes that the governing Antarctic Treaty consultative parties should cooperate more with the United Nations to avoid confrontation over the impending minerals regime. Suspension of South Africa from consultative status is recommended as a means of dampening United Nations' opposition to the minerals regime, and of preventing eventual dissolution of the regime over these and other issues. Text Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Southern Ocean Defense Technical Information Center: DTIC Technical Reports database Antarctic Southern Ocean The Antarctic |
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Government and Political Science Sociology and Law Biological Oceanography Geology Geochemistry and Mineralogy *UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT *LEADERSHIP *NATURAL RESOURCES *TREATIES *RESOURCE MANAGEMENT *ANTARCTIC REGIONS POLICIES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION COOPERATION INTERNATIONAL LAW OIL RESERVOIRS NATURAL GAS AQUATIC ANIMALS MINERALS UNITED NATIONS COMMERCIAL FISHING THESES FRESH WATER HYDROCARBONS HISTORY *ANTARCTIC TREATY SYSTEM SOUTHERN OCEAN KRILL NATIONAL INTERESTS TERRITORIAL CLAIMS Scott, Ronald W. Protecting United States Interests in Antarctica |
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Government and Political Science Sociology and Law Biological Oceanography Geology Geochemistry and Mineralogy *UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT *LEADERSHIP *NATURAL RESOURCES *TREATIES *RESOURCE MANAGEMENT *ANTARCTIC REGIONS POLICIES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION COOPERATION INTERNATIONAL LAW OIL RESERVOIRS NATURAL GAS AQUATIC ANIMALS MINERALS UNITED NATIONS COMMERCIAL FISHING THESES FRESH WATER HYDROCARBONS HISTORY *ANTARCTIC TREATY SYSTEM SOUTHERN OCEAN KRILL NATIONAL INTERESTS TERRITORIAL CLAIMS |
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This thesis begins by presenting a geographic overview of the physical features and resources in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean. Next, it details the history of claims and interests over Antarctic territory, with particular emphasis on United States activities. Aspects of the U.S.-initiated Antarctic Treaty regime are then explored, including management of living resources and potential exploration and exploitation of nonliving hydrocarbon and mineral resources. The thesis points out past weaknesses in U.S.-Antarctic policy making, and recommends a broader role for the Department of Defense in such areas as safety and security. The thesis also recommends that the Antarctic Treaty consultative parties resolve the issue of criminal jurisdiction over offenses committed in Antarctica before the theoretical problem arises in practice, suggesting a model fashioned somewhat after the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's Status of Forces Agreement. Finally, the thesis highlights the recent influence of the United Nations over Antarctic affairs, and proposes that the governing Antarctic Treaty consultative parties should cooperate more with the United Nations to avoid confrontation over the impending minerals regime. Suspension of South Africa from consultative status is recommended as a means of dampening United Nations' opposition to the minerals regime, and of preventing eventual dissolution of the regime over these and other issues. |
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Protecting United States Interests in Antarctica |
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Protecting United States Interests in Antarctica |
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