Singapore on the way to the Arctic

Singapore’s Arctic interests and needs are analyzed. If China, Japan and South Korea consider the Arctic as a source of oil and gas, Singapore is interested not so much in the mineral resources of the region, but in the use of their technologies for their production. For Singapore, the Arctic is a p...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Valeriy P. Zhuravel, Artem P. Danilov
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Russian
Published: Northern Arctic Federal University 2016
Subjects:
Arctic
Singapore
the Arctic Council
an observer country
the Arctic Institute interests and needs
scipo
geo
Arctic Council
The Arctic Institute
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.17238/issn2221-2698.2016.24.145
http://narfu.ru/upload/iblock/d05/10_zhuravel_danilov.pdf
https://doaj.org/article/eb731fab228648bb8fae164946e035e6
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Summary:Singapore’s Arctic interests and needs are analyzed. If China, Japan and South Korea consider the Arctic as a source of oil and gas, Singapore is interested not so much in the mineral resources of the region, but in the use of their technologies for their production. For Singapore, the Arctic is a platform on which its innovation and technology can find a place. Singapore has achieved the status of a permanent observer in the Arctic Council, which for him is a convenient position for careful monitoring of Arctic political changes.

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