Cryopolitics: The new geopolitics of the Northwest Passage and implications for Canadian sovereignty

• Main Author: Schulman, Zachary Nathan
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: The George Washington University 2009
• Subjects: Geography|Canadian studies|International law; Arctic; Canada; Harper; Northwest Passage; Climate change; Law of the Sea; Northwest passage
• Online Access: http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=1467471

The Canadian Arctic and specifically the region known as the "Northwest Passage" (NWP), was historically defined by its ice-bound nature. However, with the contemporary reduction in year-round Arctic ice cover, and the subsequent realization of ice-free summers, the geopolitical significan...