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Assignment:
Governing the Global Commons CASE STUDY .
1. Rank in order of most important to least important the major issues Being dealt with on the Arctic pathway of conflict and cooperation: protecting the environment, economic gain, and military security. Why did you rank them this way What trade-offs are involved among them?
2. Should the Arctic be considered a global commons?
3. What is the best governing system for the Arctic a regional agreement? an international treaty signed by all states, or extending national juris- dictions in to the region?
4. Should the Inuit and other indigenous peoples have a voice in governing the commons? what is the best way of accomplishing this?
5. Which is better suited for governing the Arctic, a hard international Regime or a soft one?
6. As the world's dominant economic and military power, does the United States have a special responsibility for leading the global effort to setup Rules for governing the Arctic?
7. Given the importance of economic issues in the future of the Arctic, Should multinational corporations be given a voice in deciding the rules of an international regime for the Arctic?
8. States were relatively in different about the Arctic for a long period of time. Did this create any special problems in moving down the pathway of conflict and cooperation? Identify a strategy that might be used by states in building cooperation on a foundation of indifference.
Sugested Readings
Antrim, Caitlyn. "The Next Geographic Pivot: The Russian Arctic in the Twenty-First Century." Naval War College Review 63, no. 3 (2010): 15-37. Antrim provides an overview of Russian military and economic interests in the Arctic region, along with a discussion of implications for the future.
Arctic Council. Arctic Climate impact Assessment. Cambridge: Cambridge UniversityPress,200J. The council provides a thorough discussion ofthe nature of climate change in the Arctic and its implications for the future.