Governing the North American Arctic: Sovereignty, Security, and Institutions (St Antony's Series)

in September 2013. In organizing the conference, we were concerned to explore the challenges of governance in the North American Arctic. We set out to consider those challenges in the context of the legacies of the past, the constraints of the present, and the differing (and more liquid) constraints of an unknown future ecology. While the structure of this book is different to that of the conference, it has been informed by our reflecting upon the conference papers and the discussions about them. Throughout the conference and the preparation of this book, we have tried always to keep in view the historical roots and development of the North American Arctic as we have the fact that those roots and that development are viewed and understood differently by different peoples, states, and interests involved in the smallest of the world's five major oceans. Though It Has Been Home For Centuries To Indigenous Peoples Who Have Mastered Its Conditions, The Arctic Has Historically Proven To Be A Difficult Region For Governments To Administer. Extreme Temperatures, Vast Distances, And Widely Dispersed Patterns Of Settlement Have Made It Impossible For Bureaucracies Based In Far-off Capitals To Erect And Maintain The Kind Of Infrastructure And Institutions That They Have Built Elsewhere. As Climate Change Transforms The Polar Regions, This Book Seeks To Explore How The Challenges Of Governance Are Developing And Being Met In Alaska, The Canadian Far North, And Greenland, While Also Drawing Upon Lessons From The Region's Past. Though The Experience Of Each Of These Jurisdictions Is Unique, Their Place Within Democratic, Federal Systems And The Prominence Within Each Of Them Of Issues Relating To The Rights Of Indigenous Peoples Situates Them As Part Of An Identifiably 'north American Arctic.' Today, As This Volume Shows, Their Institutions Are Evolving To Address Contemporary Issues Of Security, Environmental Protection, Indigenous Rights, And Economic Development-- Machine Generated Contents Note: -- Introduction -- The Arctic, North America, And The World: A Political Perspective; The Hon. William C. Graham -- Part I: Sovereignty -- 1. Arctic Governance And The Relevance Of History; Shelagh D. Grant -- 2. Canadian Arctic Shipping Regulations And The Law Of The Sea; James Kraska -- 3. Chinese Mining Interests And The Arctic; Adam Lajeunesse And P. Whitney Lackenbauer -- Part Ii: Security -- 4. The Monroe Doctrine And The Governance Of Greenland's Security; Dawn Alexandrea Berry -- 5. Strong Foothold Or On Thin Ice? Us Strategies For Development, Environmental Stewardship, And Security In The Arctic; Mihaela David -- 6. Premier Partners: Canada, The United States And Arctic Security; Rob Huebert And P. Whitney Lackenbauer -- Part Iii: Institution -- 7. The Challenges Of American Federalism In A Rapidly Changing Arctic; Chanda L. Meek And Emily Russell -- 8. Constitutional Development And Natural Resources In The North; Alastair Campbell And Kirk Cameron -- 9. Institutions, Resources, And The Governance Of Postcolonial Greenland; Richard C. Powell -- 10. The Emergence Of An Arctic Council; John English -- Part Iv: Official Perspectives -- 11. United States Perspectives On The Arctic; Evan T. Bloom -- 12. Canadian Arctic Sovereignty: Myths And Realities; Alan H. Kessel -- 13. Greenland Self-government And The Arctic; Mininnguaq Kleist -- Conclusion -- 14. Inuit Peoples And The Governance Of The North American Arctic; William L. Iggiagruk Hensley. Edited By Dawn Alexandrea Berry, Postdoctoral Fellow, Mario Einaudi Center For International Studies, Cornell University, Usa ; Nigel Bowles, Senior Research Fellow, Corpus Christi College, University Of Oxford, Uk ; And Halbert Jones, Senior Research Fellow, St Antony's College, University Of Oxford, Uk. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. "Though it has been home for centuries to indigenous peoples who have mastered its conditions, the Arctic has historically proven to be a difficult region for governments to administer. Extreme temperatures, vast distances, and widely dispersed patterns of settlement have made it impossible for bureaucracies based in far-off capitals to erect and maintain the kind of infrastructure and institutions that they have built elsewhere. As climate change transforms the polar regions, this book seeks to explore how the challenges of governance are developing and being met in Alaska, the Canadian Far North, and Greenland, while also drawing upon lessons from the region's past. Though the experience of each of these jurisdictions is unique, their place within democratic, federal systems and the prominence within each of them of issues relating to the rights of indigenous peoples situates them as part of an identifiably 'North American Arctic.' Today, as this volume shows, their institutions are evolving to address contemporary issues of security, environmental protection, indigenous rights, and economic development"-- Résumé de l'éditeur Western liberal order is in a protracted process of transition. There is no new hegemon willing or able to replace the United States and to push for a redesign of the global governance architecture from scratch. Emerging powers engage in global cooperation in their own way and on their own terms. While there seems to be a growing demand for effective global cooperation, there are no longer universally applicable concepts to analyze it nor a common language with which to describe it. Effective Multilateralism makes the case for a new approach in order to understand and explain global cooperation and collective action juxtaposing the European concept of effective multilateralism with the empirical reality of regional cooperation in East Asia. The careful examination of East Asian cases leads to a better understanding of the scope conditions of analytical frameworks of multilateralism" This volume examines the challenges of governance in the North American Arctic. It examines the institutions of Alaska, the Canadian Far North, and Greenland developed within distinctive federal systems and how they are evolving to address contemporary issues of security, environmental protection, indigenous rights, and economic development. Examines key trends in emerging strategic technologies and the implications for geopolitics and human dignity. Al-Rodhan argues that future evolution into transhumans is inevitable. In preparation, the global community is urged to establish strict moral and legal guidelines balancing innovation with the guarantee of dignity for all.