Changes in the Arctic: Background and Issues for Congress
This report gives an overview of the situation in the Arctic region. The diminishment of Arctic sea ice has led to increased human activities in the Arctic, and has heightened interest in, and concerns about, the region's future. The United States, by virtue of Alaska, is an Arctic country and...
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ftunivnotexas:info:ark/67531/metadc93836 2023-05-15T14:31:57+02:00 Changes in the Arctic: Background and Issues for Congress O'Rourke, Ronald United States 2012-06-15 90 pages. Text http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc93836/ English eng Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. crs: R41153 local-cont-no: R41153_2012Jun15 http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc93836/ ark: ark:/67531/metadc93836 Environmental protection Animals Natural resources Endangered species -- Arctic regions International law Sovereignty -- Arctic regions Energy Petroleum Natural gas Minerals Mines and mineral resources Defense policy Military operations -- Arctic regions Report 2012 ftunivnotexas 2015-08-15T22:11:18Z This report gives an overview of the situation in the Arctic region. The diminishment of Arctic sea ice has led to increased human activities in the Arctic, and has heightened interest in, and concerns about, the region's future. The United States, by virtue of Alaska, is an Arctic country and has substantial interests in the region. The Arctic has increasingly become a subject of discussion among political leaders of the nations in the region. In varying degrees, the Arctic coastal states have indicated a willingness to establish and maintain a military presence in the high north. U.S. military forces, particularly the Navy and Coast Guard, have begun to pay more attention to the region. Report Arctic Sea ice Alaska University of North Texas: UNT Digital Library Arctic |
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This report gives an overview of the situation in the Arctic region. The diminishment of Arctic sea ice has led to increased human activities in the Arctic, and has heightened interest in, and concerns about, the region's future. The United States, by virtue of Alaska, is an Arctic country and has substantial interests in the region. The Arctic has increasingly become a subject of discussion among political leaders of the nations in the region. In varying degrees, the Arctic coastal states have indicated a willingness to establish and maintain a military presence in the high north. U.S. military forces, particularly the Navy and Coast Guard, have begun to pay more attention to the region. |
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