/ world today news/Global warming and the increase in the temperature of the North has led to a “Cold War for melting ice”, writes the correspondent of the German newspaper Die Welt, Dirk Schumer.
For a long time, imperceptible to many, a war has been in full swing for the possession of the Arctic territories with their vast reserves of natural resources. Russia, Denmark and Canada claim rights to the North Pole. The USA and Norway are ready to get their piece of the pie. The “big game”, similar to the one that was fought between Great Britain and Russia in the 19th century for the East, is now being fought for the North, notes the author of “Di Welt”, quoted by RIA Novosti.
The subject of dispute is the Lomonosov underwater ridge. Only that country which included the hill in its continental shelf can rightfully claim a region of the North Pole. Russian scientists claim that from the point of view of the geological structure, the Lomonosov ridge belongs to the continental shelf of Russia. Danish geologists have found similarities with the Greenland shelf, and Canadian scientists are likely to point out an identity with the Canadian shelf, the journalist writes.
Back in 2001, Russia submitted a request to the UN to expand the borders of its Arctic shelf. In 2007, a Russian flag made of titanium alloy was placed on the ocean floor of the North Pole. That symbolic gesture was followed by a “show of force,” Schumer wrote: Russia is now setting up Arctic military bases and radar stations.
Canada is currently lagging behind in scientific research, but the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has declared the Arctic an “important part of national identity”. In 2011, Canada conducted large-scale military exercises in the region. At the same time, the Russian military power in the north is so far unmatched by anyone, the article says.
If the USA and Norway join the fight for the Arctic, then the UN Commission will have to solve issues related to the world politics of the great powers.
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