Chapter 1 the canadian media and arctic sovereignty crises. From land claims to tribal sovereignty in the arctic lexington books 2008, with forewords by former inuvik, nwt mayor dick hill and deputy mayor eddie kolausok. From land claims to tribal sovereignty in the arctic, lexington books, march 2008. Chapter 5 social media, arctic tourism and the crystal serenity. He is the author of several books, including breaking the ice. Inuit endurance and the arctic transformation by rob huebert preface. The contemporary deterministic and monolithic narrative is shown to be only one of several possible ways forward. Unlike the origins of the united states, france, and russia, the inuit call to freedom maintains our tradition of the longest peaceful occupation, coexistence, territorial integrity. On thin ice explores the relationship between the inuit and the modern state in the vast but lightly populated north american arctic. New coast guard strategy for arctic highlights projecting. Canadian arctic sovereignty essay 1220 words bartleby. The arctic consists of land, internal waters, territorial seas, exclusive economic zones eezs.
He is the editor of the geographical journal and his next book will be. Review prequarter reading, the scramble for the arctic, scott borgerson, foreign affairs, marchapril 2008. The inuit, the state, and the challenge of arctic sovereignty kindle edition by zellen, barry scott. That said, i must tread carefully in saying that i did not find the academic version entertaining reading. International law and the arctic cambridge studies. Arctic trilogy zellens first book, part of a three volume project, on the polar region was breaking the ice. While recent accounts of the topic place much emphasis on climate change or. A hardhitting look at canadian security, post 911, from the afghanistan war to us relations and arctic sovereignty. From land claims to tribal sovereignty in the arctic lexington books, 2008 and arctic doom, arctic boom. International law and the arctic by michael byers with james baker is the academic version of his earlier who owns the arctic. During world war ii, the arctic emerged as a key strategic area because it.
The geopolitics of climate change in the arctic, abcclio praeger security and the environment, october 2009. Understanding sovereignty disputes in the north which was written for a general audience. The inuit, the state, and the challenge of arctic sovereignty. Arctic neighbors but be prepared for potential conflict within the arctic, both militarily and for energy and commercial security. Introduction media, security and sovereignty in the canadian arctic. Sovereignty and conflict in the arctic due to climate change. The arctic frozen conflict international the economist. The politics of arctic sovereignty ebook by jessica m. Days focus attendance at arctic sovereignty lecture series visiting lecturer, russias northward perspective. Historical and legal study of sovereignty in the canadian north.
Smith, phd, dedicated much of his life to researching canadas sovereignty in the arctic. On thin ice ebook by barry scott zellen rakuten kobo. Sovereignty and conflict in the arctic due to climate. Us and russia stir up political tensions over arctic. A history of arctic sovereignty in north america ebook written by shelagh d. The resolution of the arctic scramble also holds a precedentsetting promise, as there are similar pending crises in antarctica and contentious territorial. On the one hand, there is talk of a new cold war brewing, tied to a race for resources with nations scrambling to claim the. Arctic geopolitics focuses on the interstate relations in the arctic, which is the northernmost polar region. This article appeared in the international section of the print. Beginning with european exploration of the region and concluding with recent debates over ownership of the arctic, the book unfolds the history of a polity that has overcome colonization and attempted assimilation to emerge as a political actor which has influenced both artic and global governance. Potential for conflict in a melting arctic the moderate. Sovereignty definition is supreme power especially over a body politic. It thus contradicts the widespread misconception that the arctic is an unregulated zone of potential conflict.
International law and the arctic explains these developments and reveals a strong trend towards international cooperation and lawmaking. Canada, sovereignty, and the arctic extended continental shelf. Ownership, exploitation and conflict in the far north, scramble for the poles, the arctic gold. While direct military conflict may be unlikely in the arctic, the uncertainty about the direction in which developments in the region will unfold and, as a result, the uncertainty about the precise nature of the challenges and threats deriving from those developments, justify the increased attention of the international community toward the.
The clash between classic and newly developing types of sovereignty in the arctic is shown by the growing variety of indigenous peoples and states stakeholdersngos, corporations, and nonarctic states. Best books of 2017 the arctic seabed, with its vast quantities of. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read polar imperative. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading on thin ice. The study of geopolitics deals with the inalienable relationship between geography and politics, as it investigates the effects of the earths geography on politics and international relations. It certainly discussed sovereignty disputes in the northern hemisphere, but it largely focused on canada, and what canada has done in its arctic territories, and what it should do to protect its interest especially in relations to offshore mining and resource extraction, and the nature of the northwest passage. The geopolitics of climate change in the arctic praeger, 2009.
As territorial disputes are one of the most common correlates to militarized conflict, potential insight for avoiding war through a neoliberal institutional framework is of interest. Sovereignty definition of sovereignty by merriamwebster. Climate change and rising oil prices have thrust the arctic to the top of the foreign policy agenda and raised difficult issues of sovereignty, security and environmental protection. Canadian domestic land claims acts are based on an extensive study of historical inuit land use in the canadian arctic, and observers have suggested that canadian claims to sovereignty over waters in the arctic could also be so based. Read the politics of arctic sovereignty oil, ice, and inuit governance by jessica m. Media, security and sovereignty in the canadian arctic. Over the past year, the arctic has been receiving a series of unpleasant. Russia and the united states since the start of the conflict in ukraine in 2014. This book puts the scramble for arctic dominance in the context of. What emerges is a vision for the arctic in which cooperation, not conflict, prevails, and where the sovereignty of individual nations is exercised for the benefit of all.
One of canadas priorities in regards to arctic sovereignty should be to protect the inuit people not only because they are experiencing a loss in culture, but the circumpolar inuit declaration on arctic sovereignty also declares that the inuit have rights to the resources and the land upon which they live on. This article analyzes how these games unfold in the arctic council, at the highlevel ilulissat meetings and at circumpolar conferences where greenland representatives articulate, act and appear more foreign policy sovereignty through outspoken discontent, tacit. International law and the arctic cambridge studies in international and comparative law by. Patrick james, oxford, 2012 i picked this book up because of the reference to arctic sovereignty in the subtitle. Cooperation or conflict in a changing arctic ocean. Now in its second printing, and available in both paperback and hard. Books edited volumes land, indigenous peoples and conflict, routledge, complex real property rights. In 2007 a russianled polar expedition, descending through the icy waters of the arctic ocean in a mir submarine, planted a titanium russian. What emerges is a vision for the arctic in which cooperation, not conflict, prevails, and where the sovereignty of individual nations is exercised for the benefit of allpublishers description accessrestricteditem. Mixed messages from journalists, academics, and government representatives predict both conflict and cooperation in the region. Improved access for shipping and resource development is leading to new international rules on safety, pollution prevention and emergency response.
International law and the arctic by byers, michael ebook. But its claim conflicts with those of russia, which has filed its own case under unclos, and almost certainly canada, which plans to assert sovereignty over part of the polar continental shelf. Eight states that border the arctic region agreed to cooperate in international search and rescue operations, signalling the growing. This edited collection explores how narratives about the future of the arctic have been produced historically up until the present day. What emerges is a vision for the arctic in which cooperation, not conflict, prevails and where the sovereignty of individual nations is exercised for the benefit of all. Even though it will take years for the melting of the arctic ice sheets to trigger. The inuit, the state, and the challenge of arctic sovereignty at. Ownership, exploitation and conflict in the far north by sale, richard call number. Until now, canadas claim to the frozen expanses of the arctic has gone largely unchallenged. It chronicles the aspiration of the inuit to participate in the formation and implementation of diplomatic and national security policies across the arctic region and to contribute to the reconceptualization of arctic security, including the redefinition of the.
The arctic council meeting in nuuk, greeenland, may 2011. Change from the library of parliament canadian arctic sovereignty. As an emerging geopolitical hotspot, will the future of the arctic be dominated by conflict or cooperation among states. Canada, which plans to assert sovereignty over part of the polar continental shelf see map. Trade agreements and state sovereignty global trade and investment are the two pillars of the contemporary economic world given the increased interdependence of world economy in the recent past.
New coast guard strategy for arctic highlights projecting sovereignty as china and russia look north. Pdf contested sovereignty in a changing arctic researchgate. International law and the arctic cambridge studies in. It recognises the politics of inuit and the arctic as longstanding and intricate elements of international relations. This book will become a standard reference on arctic history and will redefine north americans understanding of the sovereign rights and responsibilities of canadas northernmost region. This book puts the scramble for arctic dominance in the context of sovereignty and jurisdiction, the supply of energy for expanding economies, sea lanes and the question of navigation, and elements of militarization and securitization dispersed across a variety of northern corridors. Who owns the arctic understanding sovereignty disputes in the. Beneath the arctic ocean is enough oil and natural gas to create an arctic opec. But if business expands along arctic shipping routes linking the. Herold, an energy investment research firm in connecticut, is a truman national. Arctic geopolitics is the area study of geopolitics on the arctic region. Claims to these minerals will control sovereignty issues in the arctic and the wars already fought after oil and natural gas could be just a prelude to the consequences of this amount of natural wealth in the hands of developed countries.
This insightful little book is an informed primer for todays most pressing territorial issue. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Rand corporation, stratfor strategic forecasting, and sipri. A quick canvassing of the titles of some of the key books to appear over the last. In the context of the cold war, canada sent inuit families to the far north in the high arctic relocation, partly. On thin ice explores the shifting relationship between the inuit and the modern state in the north american arctic, and it pays tribute to pioneering ir theorist ken waltzs elucidation of the three images, with the addition of a new fourth image to describe a tribal level of analysis that remains salient in not only the arctic, but in other conflict zones where tribal peoples retain many. Suddenly our great white north is on everyones radar, and five other countries are all interested in redefining our international boundaries. In the 2018 arctic policy, china declared itself as a neararctic state and expressed the desire to build a polar silk road through the arctic. Who owns the arctic understanding sovereignty disputes. Washed by the shallow waters of the tumen river that divides russia and north korea, chinas hunchun has few tourist attractions other than a coinoperated set of binoculars, on an elevated platform, that lets the occasional visitor survey the three neighbours only junction. Sarah hertz, marketing administrator, university of calgary press the arctic is front page news in canada and around the world. Arctic where modern state sovereignty remains limited, but in many other conflict zones. Pascal poirier articulates the first claim to national sovereignty over.
As trade agreements between countries are increasingly established, they fuel a conflict between free trade and state sovereignty. With russia adding to its icebreaker fleet, revitalizing its arctic bases and boosting its military activities in the arctic, many are asking whether russia is a threat to arctic security. Around the arctic, maritime boundary disputes are being. The inuit, the state, and the challenge of arctic sovereignty by barry scott zellen isbn. Canadas security, sovereignty, and environmental concerns in the arctic by huebert, rob, ed.
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