China’s New Arctic Policy Needs Close Analysis

Now that the dust has settled on China’s big policy announcement, it is time to take a fresh look at China’s Arctic Policy and assess what it means for the United States and the other five states that have a coastline on the Arctic Sea: Canada, Greenland (Denmark), Russia, Norway, and…

• Mark E. Rosen
• IPP Review

Before delving into that policy and making comparisons to other policy documents that China has issued, it makes sense to first review the legal framework for the Arctic.

The Arctic region is fundamentally different from Antarctica in terms of its legal structure and its geography.

The Arctic is essentially a…

• China’s New Arctic…