The Militarization of the Arctic to 1990

Kikkert, Peter; Lackenbauer, P. Whitney

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-20557-7_30

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“…The militarization of the Arctic served as both a response to global geopolitical tensions and as a source of intensified tensions. The military activities and development that enabled and flowed out of this process irrevocably changed the region: militarily and politically, but also socially, culturally, and environmentally (Kikkert and Lackenbauer 2020). However, in the last decades, melting ice reopens northern borders and shipping lanes.…”

Section: Military Challengesmentioning

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The effects of changing environment and human activities on the Arctic: Drivers and challenges in Svalbard (Short Communication)

Padrtová¹

2020

Czech Polar Rep.

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Climate change brings several layers of challenges to the Arctic. On the one hand, we can observe increased human activities that create potential for economic development – especially in mining, oil and gas industry, shipping, fisheries and tourism. On the other hand, these economic benefits pose a risk to the environment, local populations and traditional livelihood of the Indigenous peoples. In the following three years (2020-2022), recently established interdisciplinary team investigates the impact of climate change and human activities on natural environment in the Arctic. The team is composed of eight scientists with different specialization from three faculties of the Masaryk University – Faculty of Social Studies, Faculty of Science, and Faculty of Law. The research focuses on both the challenges and risk assessment in terrestrial ecosystems. The relation of natural environment changes to the human-to-environment interaction is investigated, as well as the consequences for the geopolitical, legal and security developments in the Arctic region. Based on gained findings, risks analysis and recommendations for mitigating the impact of environmental changes on the natural environment and population in the specific Arctic territories will be done. The research directly contributes to encouraging interdisciplinary innovative approach with high added value and international impact. These innovative aspects of the project lie in the interdisciplinary character of the Arctic research across different specializations – natural science, social science and law, which has not been combined and investigated yet. Additionally, the project is unique due to its specific science communication and dissemination of research findings, which aims at four levels of audiences – (i) academic community, (ii) policymakers, (iii) general public, and (iv) students.

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Section: Military Challengesmentioning

confidence: 99%

The effects of changing environment and human activities on the Arctic: Drivers and challenges in Svalbard (Short Communication)

Padrtová¹

2020

Czech Polar Rep.

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Northern border management: different perceptions from Canada’sArctic and Northern Policy Framework

Everett

2022

Polar Geography

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“This was not the time for this type of 1890 imperialism”: Cryolite, Control, and Canada-US Relations over Greenland, 1940

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Lackenbauer²

2022

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This article is drawn from the unpublished second volume of Gordon Smith’s magnum opus, A Historical and Legal Study of Sovereignty in the Canadian North and Related Law of the Sea Problems. Edited and introduced by P. Whitney Lackenbauer, this article explores Canada-United States relations over Greenland in 1940, particularly whether Canada or the United States would secure de facto control over Greenland and its unique supply of cryolite, essential for the production of aluminum at that time. In doing so, Smith contributes to our understanding of how competing interests and priorities made Greenland a site of rivalry and ultimately compromise between Second World War allies. Cet article est tiré du deuxième volume inédit du grand ouvrage de Gordon Smith, intitulé A Historical and Legal Study of Sovereignty in the Canadian North and Related Law of the Sea Problems. Édité et présenté par P. Whitney Lackenbauer, cet extrait traite des relations canado-américaines relatives au Groenland en 1940, en particulier du contrôle de fait éventuel par le Canada ou les États-Unis du Groenland et de son unique approvisionnement en cryolite, essentielle à la production d’aluminium à l’époque. Ainsi, Smith nous aide à mieux comprendre la façon dont les priorités et les intérêts divergents ont fait du Groenland un site de rivalité et, en fin de compte, de compromis entre les alliés de la Seconde Guerre mondiale.

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The Militarization of the Arctic to 1990

Cited by 5 publications

References 46 publications

The effects of changing environment and human activities on the Arctic: Drivers and challenges in Svalbard (Short Communication)

The effects of changing environment and human activities on the Arctic: Drivers and challenges in Svalbard (Short Communication)

Northern border management: different perceptions from Canada’sArctic and Northern Policy Framework

“This was not the time for this type of 1890 imperialism”: Cryolite, Control, and Canada-US Relations over Greenland, 1940

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