| Summary: | The aim of this geopolitics research is to analyze the particular sociopolitical situation of the Canadian Arctic using the representations it generates at different scales. The increasing interest in the Arctic zone, associated with a warming climate, makes us think back certain strategies, especially the regulation of maritime spaces. There is already a conflict between the United States and Canada in how the Arctic water is perceived, including the Northwest Passage, in terms of statute: international strait versus Canadian inland waters. In this context, Canada – which, over the past years, is continually claiming sovereignty over those Arctic waters – must also guarantee a safe navigation; otherwise it will lose credibility if any maritime problem occurs. Thus, my analysis focuses on navigation in Arctic waters. First, I give information about this navigation in a tangible way. Second, I broaden the study to what are the stakes and the consequences on the Arctic territory and its development. From a management perspective, stakeholders interact with the territory according to the perceptions and the representations they have of it and, vice versa, the territory is built by the means of these generated representations. However, the enhancement of the Arctic territory under the influence of navigation expansion shows rather exogenous development and the mark of extremely diversified representations. Finally, we will enquire into the context of structuring formation by means of a historical approach before discussing risks and vulnerabilities of navigation. Cette recherche en géopolitique a pour ambition d’analyser la situation sociopolitique particulière de l’Arctique canadien par le biais des représentations qu’elle engendre à différentes échelles. L’engouement actuel pour la zone arctique, en lien avec le réchauffement climatique, amène à repenser certaines stratégies, notamment la réglementation des espaces maritimes. Un différend oppose déjà les États-Unis au Canada dans la manière de percevoir les eaux ...
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