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The Arctic is melting. Here’s why cooperation and diplomacy get so complicated.

Posted by nil-admirari
Tags: climate change, energy, geopolitics, diplomacy, arctic, ice melt, resources.strategic, ecosystems, analysis, author.kelly m mcfarland, author.vanessa lide, paywall.hard
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2018/07/30/the-arctic-is-melting-heres-why-cooperation-and-diplomacy-get-so-complicated/?utm_term=.c44cf0c8af9c

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    This once-inhospitable corner of the globe is becoming the next global commons, as the polar ice cap melts.

    This will have broad implications for Arctic as well as non-Arctic nations, and for local and global ecosystems. But the changing environment, new sea lanes and potential new commercial opportunities also open up global security and diplomacy questions.

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