Thawing Out: The Role of the Arctic Council Service in a Melting Arctic

With the changing natural and political climate of the Arctic, conflicts over resource extraction and navigation will become inevitable. Empowering an intergovernmental institution like the Arctic Council Service may be the only solution. This paper analyzes the importance and history of the Arctic...

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Main Author: Enos, Taylor J
Format: Text
Language:unknown
Published: Digital Commons @ Salve Regina 2016
Subjects:
Arctic
Government policy
Oil Industry
Politics
Maritime
Environment
Resource Extraction
Arctic Council Service
Bioresource and Agricultural Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Environmental Health and Protection
Environmental Law
Environmental Sciences
International and Area Studies
International Business
International Law
Land Use Law
Natural Resources Law
Natural Resources Management and Policy
Oil
Gas
and Energy
Petroleum Engineering
Public Affairs
Public Policy and Public Administration
Arctic Council
Online Access:https://digitalcommons.salve.edu/pell_theses/105
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Summary:With the changing natural and political climate of the Arctic, conflicts over resource extraction and navigation will become inevitable. Empowering an intergovernmental institution like the Arctic Council Service may be the only solution. This paper analyzes the importance and history of the Arctic as a political environment, which is prone to abuse in the very near future at the hands of Russia and the United States.

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