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Undersea mining is an entirely new area of exploitation, the effects of which are not fully known. “We know less about the deep sea than we know about the surface of the moon,” says environtmentalist Richard Page. “So this is a big experiment.”
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The shrinking of the Arctic ice sheet in the upcoming 10th edition of the National Geographic Atlas of the World is one of the most striking changes in the publication's history, geographers say.
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Canada and the US should be taking a more active role in the development of the Arctic, two of those countries’ most prominent think-tanks conclude in recent reports.
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China will probably begin conducting naval nuclear-deterrence patrols this year, the U.S. Defense Department said on Thursday. Beijing has never before had a credible submarine force that would give it the capability to launch submerged long-range nuclear missiles.
[ More ]A new fleet of underwater robots, built outside Newcastle-upon-Tyne in the UK, will dive down to 1,500 metres and claw up the rich minerals and metals carpeting the world’s seafloors.
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Island or maritime demarcation disputes should be solved through coordination and negotiations between directly involved parties on the basis of respecting historical facts and international law, a Chinese general said on Sunday.
[ More ]Defense leaders in East Asia, including those from the US, meet as the region roils over China's aggressive acts over islands and watery resources. A few nations, however, take legal action to show how disputes can be resolved peacefully.
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Data collected by Russia over the period of Arctic research is sufficient for sending an updated application for the expansion of the Arctic shelf to the UN Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf, the Russian Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment reports.
[ More ]The argues that the best conclusion that emerges from a consideration of China’s practice of foreign policy in the South China Sea "is that the only thing consistent about that policy is its inconsistency and lack of any discernible strategy."
[ More ]Tense relations between Russia and the US and NATO could potentially be cooled through Arctic cooperation, according to the program director at the George Washington Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies.
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