| Summary: | A joint publication of the Korea Maritime Institute and the East-West Center For more about the East-West Center, see http://www.eastwestcenter.org/ The eight Arctic states (Canada, Denmark/Greenland, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, the Russian Federation, and the United States) wish to maintain a position of preeminence when it comes to dealing with matters of Arctic Ocean governance. However, major non-Arctic states, while recognizing the sovereign rights of the coastal states in their economic zones and on their continental shelves, have growing interests in the maritime Arctic relating to activities such as commercial shipping, oil and gas development, fishing and ship-based tourism. They are increasingly claiming to have a legitimate interest in being consulted when it comes to addressing matters relating to the governance of such activities. Many questions arise from these new formulations: What is the appropriate mechanism for introducing the concerns of the non-Arctic North Pacific countries in forums dealing with Arctic issues? Can they achieve a significant voice in the deliberations of the Arctic Council? Can they address these issues through other mechanisms? OVERVIEW. Overview: Will great power politics threaten Arctic sustainability? / Yoon H. Kim, Oran R. Young, Robert W. Corell, Lawson Brigham, Jong Deog Kim, Arild Moe, Charles E. Morrison, David L. VanderZwaag -- PART I. HIGH POLITICS IN THE NEW ARCTIC. How to balance on the ice: great power politics and emerging Arctic security / Marc Lanteigne -- From climate change to great power competition: reprioritizing U.S. Arctic policy / Heather A. Conley -- Prospects and limitations for China as a new Arctic player / Sun Yun -- A Russian perspective on high politics in the new Arctic / Andrei Zagorski -- Effect of international geostrategic competition on the Arctic Council and other organizations / Bernard W. Funston -- Impact on indigenous peoples and cooperation among indigenous organizations / Dalee Sambo Dorough -- Korean-Russian economic ...
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