Conference on Arctic Security Agrees that International Cooperation is the Norm Among Arctic Nations
February 15, 2013 Contact: Lee McDavid, arctic@dartmouth.edu A meeting co-sponsored by Dartmouth of high-level international Arctic experts agreed that the major security issue facing the Arctic is not a new Great Game of military confrontation. Rather, the Arctic is a “zone of peace” where nations can enhance existing regional and international cooperation and manage economic pressures for resource development, while addressing the health and environmental concerns of all Arctic peoples.
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