| ID | 128424 |
| Title Proper | Enter Asia |
| Other Title Information | the arctic heats up |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Blank, Stephen |
| Publication | 2014. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The Arctic, always before on the frigid edges of the international imagination, is becoming a hot topic in world affairs, particularly in Asia, because of its virtually untapped resources and increasing strategic importance. In 2012, the amount of cargo transported through the region more than doubled, and in May 2013 the Arctic Council, traditionally membered by Europe's Nordic countries, along with Russia, Canada, and the US, granted observer status to China, Japan, India, South Korea, Singapore, and Italy, a reminder that climate change is opening the Arctic to wider use and commercial exploitation, especially by Asian interests. Indeed, a Chinese shipping company sent that country's first commercial voyage through the Arctic in September 2013. And Russia is negotiating with Korean shippers about using the Northern Sea Route (NSR) for energy shipments. These developments are already bringing the Arctic and Asian security agendas together, and in the process changing Asia's strategic boundaries and planning. |
| `In' analytical Note | World Affairs US Vol.176, No.6; March-April 2014: p.19-30 |
| Journal Source | World Affairs US Vol.176, No.6; March-April 2014: p.19-30 |
| Key Words | China ; India ; Arctic Council ; Energy Resources ; Energy Sources ; Mineral Resources ; Shorter Trade Routes ; Sea Trade ; Maritime Trade Line ; Northern Sea Route ; South Korea ; Singapore ; Japan ; United States ; Canada ; Russia ; United Kingdom ; Strategic Importance ; Commercial Exploitation ; Changing Asia's Strategic ; Asia's Strategic Boundaries ; Asian Security Agendas |