ARCTIC TRADE ROUTES: THE NORTHERN SEA ROUTE AND THE NORTHWEST PASSAGE

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ARCTIC TRADE ROUTES THE NORTHERN SEA ROUTE AND
THE NORTHWEST PASSAGE

• Ted L. McDorman,
• Professor, Faculty of Law, University of
  Victoria, Canada
• and
• 2007 Fulbright Visiting Chair, Wilson
  International Center for Scholars, Washington,
  D.C.

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Introduction

• Description/location of the NSR and NWP
• Attractiveness for Shipping
• Current Shipping Operations
• NSR/NWP -- Open for Business (?)

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North Sea Route
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Northwest Passage
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Ice Conditions

• Arctic Basin vs. NWP/NSR
• NWP Maybe 50 years (?)
• Commercial Shipping Predictability,
  Risk/Insurance

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Diplomatic/Legal/Sovereignty Issues

• NSR
• NWP Canada/US
• Legal Issues
• Public Issue
• Operational Reality
• Risk (?)

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• NSR/NWP as an Arctic Trade Route (?)