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The author argues that main source of "global energy reserves and geopolitical tensions could shift in the not-too-distant future from the Middle East to the Arctic" and argues for a robust U.S. military presence and strategy in the Arctic to defend U.S. interests.
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Denmark and Greenland have submitted a claim for 62,000 square kilometres of Arctic sea floor. The claim is the fourth of five that Denmark is expected to submit before a deadline in 2014 – 10 years after signing the UN Convention of the Laws of the Sea (UNCLOS) – which in total could expand Denmark’s territory by around a million square kilometres.
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Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom is working on a roadmap exploring where to build final repositories for nuclear waste. Ten pre-selected locations in Northwest-Russia are now under consideration, including permafrost sites on Novaya Zemlya and Nenets Autonomous Okrug. Norway wants to have a say before any decisions are taken.
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As the Arctic ice melts, new shipping routes are opening up for tourism, mining and other commercial purposes, cutting journey times and fuel costs. And as Christopher Ware reports, a new danger arises - invasive alien species disrupting fragile Arctic ecosystems.
[ More ]The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) dealt a blow to the Russian Federation on November 22nd, when it ordered Moscow to release the Arctic Sunrise and the remainder of the Greenpeace protestors who were on the vessel when Russia seized it on September 19, 2013. Shortly after the tribunal’s decision was announced, however, the Voice of Russia reported that the Russian government does not intend to comply with the order.
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A stormier Arctic could fast-track the greenhouse gas into the atmosphere, potentially accelerating global warming.
[ More ]The U.S. military is looking for ways to expand operations in the vast waters of the Arctic, as melting ice caps open sea lanes and other nations such as Russia compete for lucrative oil and gas deposits. But the effort will take money and resources to fill the broad gaps in satellite and communications coverage, add deep-water ports and buy more ships that can withstand the frigid waters or break through the ice.
[ More ]Russia has said it will not comply with the ruling of a United Nations-backed court that ordered it to release a Greenpeace ship it seized in September with all crew, a Kremlin official said on Saturday. “We won’t [react]. We have no plans to participate in this process,” Sergei Ivanov, who heads the Kremlin administration said.
[ More ]The Pentagon on Friday unveiled a broad-ranging Arctic strategy that calls for examining new types of naval equipment and infrastructure needed in the region over several decades.
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The U.S. military is looking for ways to expand operations in the vast waters of the Arctic as melting ice caps open sea lanes and other nations such as Russia compete for the lucrative oil and gas deposits. But the effort will take money and resources to fill the broad gaps in satellite and communications coverage, add deep-water ports and buy more ships that can withstand the frigid waters or break through the ice.
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