The Race for Arctic Sovereignty: Part I
By COHA Research Fellow Shantel Beach
Only a few short weeks ago, a U.S. presidential panel appointed by President Barack Obama proposed that the U.S. ought to play a leading role among Arctic nations to establish international standards regarding various Arctic-related initiatives. Meanwhile, Canada’s National Energy Board is gearing up to undertake a comprehensive review of the existing safety and environmental regulations relating to offshore drilling in the Arctic’s Beaufort Sea. As both countries direct their attention north, it seems only inevitable that the debate over sovereignty in the iciest region of the world is about to heat up. COHA’s forthcoming three part series will investigate the tenets of the Arctic sovereignty issue, and suggest how Canada and the United States can work together to secure their shared strategic interests in a region of rising importance.
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