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THE NORTHWEST PASSAGE:
    U.S. AND CANADA
       BY JAMES LEE
WHERE IS THE NORTHWEST PASSAGE?




Here!




        Image retrieved from libweb5.princeton.edu
WHO IS DISPUTING THE NORTHWEST
           PASSAGE?
                                    Canada:
   U.S.
                                    The Northwest
   The Northwest
   Passage is                       Passage is internal
   international waters.            waters!




       Image retrieved from lecanadian.com
CANADA CLAIMS:


•   Canada claims historical ties to the
       We were before
       everyone!

    Northwest passage
•   The Canadian government states
    that since the Inuit are governed by
    Canada, Canada may retrieved from
                            Image
                                   also claim
                            virginmedia.com

    historical ties to the Northwest
    Passage (Huebert, n.d., p. 4).
•   Therefore, it is international waters
THE UNITED STATES CLAIMS:
                       The Northwest Passage links
                       one body of water to
                       another. It is an
                       international strait!




       Image retrieved from
       chinadaily.com.cn
REASON FOR THE DISPUTE OVER THE
           NORTHWEST PASSAGE
                                      22% of the world’s
• Climate change has made the         oil lay within the
  Northwest Passage a lot more        Arctic region
                                      (Mager, 2009, p.
  accessible                          349)

• Less ice has allowed more
  research to discover potential
  resources in the Northwest
  Passage

• Shipping companies are
  interested in the Northwest      Image retrieved from
  Passage for alternative routes   topnews.in
REASON FOR THE DISPUTE OVER THE
     NORTHWEST PASSAGE CONT.

           NWP saves
           4,000 km from
           Europe to the
           Far East!

• The Northwest Passage
  saves huge distances
  from Europe to Asia

• Cheap in the future for oil
  shipments from Alaska to
  East Coast!                   Image retrieved from
                                Barentsobserver.org
SECURITY OVER THE NORTHWEST
               PASSAGE

                               The U.S. Navy may better
                               protect the NWP by assisting the
• NWP is a strategically       Canadian Navy

  important location

• It is extremely vulnerable

• If it is an international
  waterway, it will be
  harder to protect
                               Image retrieved from
                               armybase.us
RESOLUTION:

• New concerns over
  security in the NWP               Maybe it should be
  has pressed the U.S. to           considered internal
  reconsider its stance             Canadian waters


• The U.S. and Canada
  are strong allies, and
  the U.S. would be able
  to better protect the
  NWP by considering it
  Canadian waters.

• Meetings between
  heads of states are
                             Image retrieved from scaredmonkeys.com
  resolving this currently
REFERENCES

• Huebert, Z. (2009, August). Canada and the Changing
  International Arctic: At the Crossroads of Cooperation and
  Conflict. Institute for Research on Public Policy. Retrieved from
  http:// w ww.irpp.org/books/archive/AOTS4/huebert.pdf
• Mager, D. (2009). Climate change, conflicts and cooperation in
  the Arctic: Easier access to hydrocarbons and mineral
  Resources?. International Journal of Marine & Coastal
  Law, 24(2), 347-354. doi:10.1163/157180809X421798
• 0013729e4ad908573f7813. www.chinadaily.com.cn
• 1488222_orig. lecanadian.com
• 4647141_846811. www.barentsobserver.com
• Inuit for snow. http://www.virginmedia.com
• nwp-today-map. http://libweb5.princeton.edu
• Obama sad. www.scaredmonkeys.com
• U.S. Geological Survey. topnews.in
• U.S. Navy destroyer. www.armybase.us

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The northwest passage dispute l ee

  • 1. THE NORTHWEST PASSAGE: U.S. AND CANADA BY JAMES LEE
  • 2. WHERE IS THE NORTHWEST PASSAGE? Here! Image retrieved from libweb5.princeton.edu
  • 3. WHO IS DISPUTING THE NORTHWEST PASSAGE? Canada: U.S. The Northwest The Northwest Passage is Passage is internal international waters. waters! Image retrieved from lecanadian.com
  • 4. CANADA CLAIMS: • Canada claims historical ties to the We were before everyone! Northwest passage • The Canadian government states that since the Inuit are governed by Canada, Canada may retrieved from Image also claim virginmedia.com historical ties to the Northwest Passage (Huebert, n.d., p. 4). • Therefore, it is international waters
  • 5. THE UNITED STATES CLAIMS: The Northwest Passage links one body of water to another. It is an international strait! Image retrieved from chinadaily.com.cn
  • 6. REASON FOR THE DISPUTE OVER THE NORTHWEST PASSAGE 22% of the world’s • Climate change has made the oil lay within the Northwest Passage a lot more Arctic region (Mager, 2009, p. accessible 349) • Less ice has allowed more research to discover potential resources in the Northwest Passage • Shipping companies are interested in the Northwest Image retrieved from Passage for alternative routes topnews.in
  • 7. REASON FOR THE DISPUTE OVER THE NORTHWEST PASSAGE CONT. NWP saves 4,000 km from Europe to the Far East! • The Northwest Passage saves huge distances from Europe to Asia • Cheap in the future for oil shipments from Alaska to East Coast! Image retrieved from Barentsobserver.org
  • 8. SECURITY OVER THE NORTHWEST PASSAGE The U.S. Navy may better protect the NWP by assisting the • NWP is a strategically Canadian Navy important location • It is extremely vulnerable • If it is an international waterway, it will be harder to protect Image retrieved from armybase.us
  • 9. RESOLUTION: • New concerns over security in the NWP Maybe it should be has pressed the U.S. to considered internal reconsider its stance Canadian waters • The U.S. and Canada are strong allies, and the U.S. would be able to better protect the NWP by considering it Canadian waters. • Meetings between heads of states are Image retrieved from scaredmonkeys.com resolving this currently
  • 10. REFERENCES • Huebert, Z. (2009, August). Canada and the Changing International Arctic: At the Crossroads of Cooperation and Conflict. Institute for Research on Public Policy. Retrieved from http:// w ww.irpp.org/books/archive/AOTS4/huebert.pdf • Mager, D. (2009). Climate change, conflicts and cooperation in the Arctic: Easier access to hydrocarbons and mineral Resources?. International Journal of Marine & Coastal Law, 24(2), 347-354. doi:10.1163/157180809X421798 • 0013729e4ad908573f7813. www.chinadaily.com.cn • 1488222_orig. lecanadian.com • 4647141_846811. www.barentsobserver.com • Inuit for snow. http://www.virginmedia.com • nwp-today-map. http://libweb5.princeton.edu • Obama sad. www.scaredmonkeys.com • U.S. Geological Survey. topnews.in • U.S. Navy destroyer. www.armybase.us