Marine scientific research and the Soviet Arctic

• Main Author: Franckx, Eric
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 1991
• Subjects: Géographie humaine; Sciences de la terre et du cosmos; Ecologie; Arctic; Polar Record
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2013/ULB-DIPOT:oai:dipot.ulb.ac.be:2013/236795

Scientific cooperation in the Arctic has gained momentum during the last two years. Thechanging attitude of the Soviet Union, the most advanced Arctic state in this respect, has played a crucial role in this evolution. This article, which focusses on non-Soviet research efforts in Soviet Arctic waters, concludes that the Soviet Union has lately given a clear signal by allowing foreigners, after many years of repeated refusal, to conduct marine scientific research close to its own coasts. In doing so the Soviets have further clarified the legal status of their northern waters. © 1991, Cambridge University Press. All rights reserved. SCOPUS: ar.j info:eu-repo/semantics/published