Changes in the Arctic: Background and Issues for Congress

This report provides an overview of Arctic-related issues for Congress, and refers readers to more in-depth CRS reports on specific Arctic-related issues. Some general issues include Arctic territorial disputes; commercial shipping through the Arctic; Arctic oil, gas, and mineral exploration; endang...

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Main Author: O'Rourke, Ronald
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. 2017
Subjects:
Sovereignty > Arctic regions
Endangered species > Arctic regions
International law
Natural resources
Environmental protection
polar icebreakers
Arctic
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spelling ftunivnotexas:info:ark/67531/metadc1042191 2023-05-15T14:31:48+02:00 Changes in the Arctic: Background and Issues for Congress O'Rourke, Ronald Arctic 2017-08-16 113 p. Text https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1042191/ English eng Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. crs: R41153 local-cont-no: R41153_2017Aug16 https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1042191/ ark: ark:/67531/metadc1042191 Sovereignty -- Arctic regions Endangered species -- Arctic regions International law Natural resources Environmental protection polar icebreakers Report 2017 ftunivnotexas 2017-12-02T23:08:23Z This report provides an overview of Arctic-related issues for Congress, and refers readers to more in-depth CRS reports on specific Arctic-related issues. Some general issues include Arctic territorial disputes; commercial shipping through the Arctic; Arctic oil, gas, and mineral exploration; endangered Arctic species; and increased military operations in the Arctic, which could cause the region in coming years to become an arena of international cooperation or competition. Report Arctic University of North Texas: UNT Digital Library Arctic
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Endangered species -- Arctic regions
International law
Natural resources
Environmental protection
polar icebreakers
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Endangered species -- Arctic regions
International law
Natural resources
Environmental protection
polar icebreakers
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Changes in the Arctic: Background and Issues for Congress
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Natural resources
Environmental protection
polar icebreakers
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