Tag Archives: Canada

  1. British Hägglunds BV206 All Terrain Tracked Vehicles participate in a military exercise in Norway, February 28, 2010 (Defence Images/Mez Merrill)

    “N” for North: NATO Looks Toward a Cold Future

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    Wikistrat analysts predict a cold future for NATO. “The Arctic represents the emergence of a new geopolitical arena.”

  1. Prime Minister Stephen Harper of Canada during a Commonwealth of Nations summit in Perth, Australia, October 30, 2011

    Canada Prioritizes Energy Over Climate Treaty

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    Canada’s conservative government withdraws from the Kyoto climate change treaty to aid its oil sands industry.

  1. Port of Murmansk, Russia, February 2011 (Dmitriy Chistoprudov)

    America Needs An Arctic Strategy

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    The polar region promises shorter trade routes and natural riches. The United States cannot afford to miss out on both.

  1. President George Washington depicted on a $1 bill

    Getting Back to AAA Will Be Tough

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    The United States might be able to learn from the experiences of Canada and Finland but there are notable differences.

  1. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Lars Barfoed and Jonas Gahr Støre, the foreign ministers of Denmark and Norway, during an Arctic Council summit in Ottawa, Canada, March 29, 2010

    Arctic Council Signals Rule Making Maturation

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    The nations of the Arctic are cautiously starting to cooperate but remain competitors for the region’s vast hydrocarbon reserves.