Who Owns the Arctic?: Understanding Sovereignty Disputes in the North Understanding Sovereignty and International Law in the North

September 25, 2009|
Who Owns the Arctic?: Understanding Sovereignty Disputes in the North Understanding Sovereignty and International Law in the North by Michael Byers
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A topical and informed primer for the most urgent yet least understood geopolitical issue of our time; Arctic sovereignty.Who actually controls the Northwest Passage? Who owns the trillions of dollars of oil and gas beneath the Arctic Ocean? Which territorial claims will prevail those of the U.S., Russia, Canada or the Nordic nations and why? And, in an age of rapid climate change, how do we protect the fragile Arctic environment while seizing the economic opportunities presented by the rapidly melting sea ice?Who Owns the ArcticMichael Byers
Michael Byers holds the Canada Research Chair in Global Politics and International Law at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. Professor Byers has led two projects for ArcticNet, a Canadian government-funded research consortium: the first on the Northwest Passage, the second on competing claims to the oil and gas reserves b...
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Title:Who Owns the Arctic?: Understanding Sovereignty Disputes in the North Understanding Sovereignty and International Law in the North
Format:Paperback
Product dimensions:192 pages, 8 X 5 X 0.5 in
Shipping dimensions:192 pages, 8 X 5 X 0.5 in
Published:September 25, 2009
Publisher:Douglas And McIntyre (2013) Ltd.
Language:English
Appropriate for ages:All ages
ISBN - 13:9781553654995

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