The Arctic in World Affairs

Part I—Arctic 2030 and Beyond: National Policies and Priorities—identifies and articulates the Arctic policies of North Pacific states, with a particular focus on their long-term priorities for the Arctic. It also summarizes the progress made by the Arctic Council during the Finnish chairmanship. The discussion seeks to identify and foster the roles of international forums in promoting Arctic cooperation. Part II—The Future of Arctic Ocean Cooperation—considers the challenges of implementing the Central Arctic Ocean fisheries agreement, analyzes additional cooperative initiatives and measures beyond the Polar Code, and discusses the future of Arctic marine cooperation. Part III—Climate Change in the Arctic: Future Directions for Adaptation—addresses major climate change impacts in the Arctic, explores the challenges facing Arctic communities as they adapt to these changes, and analyzes the impact of acidification on living marine resources in the Arctic. Part IV—Trends in Resource Extraction and Logistics: Global Directions and Regional Adaptation—takes up the future of global demand for Arctic resources, the consequences of Yamal LNG and Arctic LNG 2 for commercial shipping in the Arctic, and the impact of the 4th Industrial Revolutionon Arctic nonrenewable resource development and logistics. This section also discusses the role of Arctic energy in the political economy of Russia, and explores Sino-Russian relations in the context of China’s Belt and Road Initiative. Part V—The SDGs and Agenda 2030 in the Arctic—focuses attention on the relevance of UN Sustainable Development Goals to contemporary concerns in the Arctic, and considers insights from the Arctic experience that may prove helpful in thinking about sustainable development more broadly.

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