What’s Driving Investment Opportunities in the Arctic?
The Arctic benefits from co-operation between the five coastal nations: Canada, Denmark, Norway, Russia and the United States. Why is multilateralism the preferred approach to managing the challenges facing the Far North? In an interview with Bloomberg TV Canada’s Rudyard Griffiths, Mike Sfraga, director of the Wilson Center’s revitalized polar initiative, and Jessica Shadian, senior fellow at the Bill Graham Centre for Contemporary International History, explain the geopolitical impact of the arctic melt.
Watch Dr. Shadian and Dr. Sfraga discuss the opportunities for investment in the Arctic below (length of video is 7:41).
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