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The U.N. High Seas Treaty, With Esther BrimmerEsther Brimmer, The James H. Binger Senior Fellow in Global Governance at The Council on Foreign Relations, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss a recent multilateral agreement reached at the United Nations to protect biodiversity in the world’s oceans.
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What’s Cracking in the Arctic?As rising global temperatures thaw the ice at the North Pole of the planet, competition between nuclear-powered states threatens to heat up the Arctic Circle even further. An increasingly minable Arctic, which contains vast natural resources, has piqued the economic interests of oil-hungry great powers, even as the warmer climate jeopardizes Indigenous tribes. Here’s how the Arctic could become the next frontier of great-power competition.
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UNGA Vote on Russia’s Annexation, Arctic Circle Assembly, International Day of the Girl, and MoreThe UN General Assembly is set to vote on a resolution condemning Russia’s illegal annexation of Ukrainian territory; thousands of participants gather in Reykjavik, Iceland, for the Arctic Circle Assembly; and the United Nations marks the tenth anniversary of the International Day of the Girl Child.
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How the Russia-Ukraine War Challenges Arctic GovernanceThe Russian invasion of Ukraine presents the greatest obstacle to Arctic governance since the Cold War. The boycott of the Arctic Council will permanently diminish its scope and leave Arctic security issues unresolved.
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What’s at Stake With Rising Competition in the Arctic?A changing climate and growing competition for resources is raising tensions among Arctic nations.
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Arctic GovernanceAs national governments, international institutions, and nonstate actors explore different approaches to Arctic governance, a cohesive approach is necessary to address the environmental, economic, sociocultural, and geopolitical challenges this region faces.
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Climate Change and the Evolving ArcticCharles F. Doran, Sherri Goodman, Katherine Hardin, and Ronald LaBrec discuss climate change and the evolving arctic.
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Canary in the Coal Mine: The Arctic as a National ImperativeThe following is a guest post by Theresa Lou, research associate in the International Institutions and Global Governance program. The Arctic is changing rapidly. It is warming at twice the rate as…
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Arctic Imperatives: Reinforcing U.S. Strategy on America's Fourth CoastExperts discuss U.S. policy priorities for the Arctic.
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The Arctic Is Integral to U.S. National SecurityThe Arctic should be a major consideration in discussions of U.S. national security, says Thad Allen, co-chair of CFR’s Independent Task Force on the Arctic.
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U.S. Needs to Plan for Changes in the ArcticThe Arctic holds a grip on the public imagination as a frozen, remote, and inaccessible place – but the Arctic region is rapidly changing, and the United States would do well to take stock of the cha…
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Overview "The United States, through Alaska, is a significant Arctic nation with strategic, economic, and scientific interests," asserts a new Council on Foreign Relations-sponsored (CFR) Independ… -
A Discussion on National Security Risks in the Changing ArcticExperts discuss challenges for U.S. national security in the Arctic region.
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The Environmental and Climate Stakes in Arctic Oil DrillingOn Monday, the Obama administration gave Shell conditional permission to move forward with Arctic oil drilling. The New York Times captures a common sentiment well in identifying this as a “tricky in…
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Video: The Emerging ArcticThe northern reaches of the planet are melting at a pace few nations can afford to ignore, yielding potentially lucrative returns in energy, minerals, and shipping. But debate is mounting over whether the Arctic can be developed sustainably and peaceably.
