| Summary: | 2015 North Pacific Arctic Conference (NPAC) on the Arctic in the Wider World, was held at the East-West Center in Honolulu, Hawaii from August 5-7, 2015. The conference is organized by the East-West Center and Korea Maritime Institute (KMI). For more about the East-West Center, see http://www.eastwestcenter.org/ 'The Arctic in World Affairs: A North Pacific Dialogue on the Arctic in the Wider World' addresses six major themes: the U.S. Arctic Council chairmanship program; policy implications of climate change for the nations with Arctic interests; implementation of the polar code; the impacts of shifting world energy markets on Arctic resource development; stewardship of the Arctic Ocean, and healthy communities in the Arctic. Bringing together the contributions of experts from the three North Pacific Arctic coastal states (Canada, Russia, and the United States) and three leading North Pacific non-Arctic states (China, Japan, and Korea), the book goes beyond generalities to identify and evaluate the effectiveness of innovative measures that will contribute to maintaining the Arctic as a zone of peace and promoting sustainable development in the region. The book seeks to fill gaps in knowledge regarding the Arctic, identifying remaining uncertainties and developing policy innovations that can promote peaceful and sustainable uses of Arctic resources in the future. 1. Introduction and Overview / Yoon Hyung Kim, Oran R. Young, Jong Deog Kim -- PART I. THE ARCTIC AGENDA. 2. The U.S. Arctic Council chairmanship workplan / Julia L. Gourley on behalf of the U.S. Department of States -- Commentaries -- PART II. CLIMATE CHANGE: POLICY IMPLICATIONS FOR THE NATIONS WITH ARCTIC INTERESTS. 3. Climate change: mitigating Arctic impacts and adapting to changed conditions / Thomas R. Armstrong -- Commentaries -- PART III. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE POLAR CODE. Perspectives / Lawson W. Brigham -- Hiroyuki Yamada -- Gillian S. Grant -- Bum-Shik Park -- Andrei Zagorski -- Akiko Okamatsu -- PART IV. THE IMPACTS OF SHIFTING WORLD ...
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