When: 14 December 2021, 9:00-10:30CET
Where: Concordia Cloud, via Webex
Registration is mandatory. Registered participants will receive a Webex link one day before the event. Registration deadline: 13 December 2021 at 20:00
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Cooperation project with the Representation of the European Commission in Austria.
Speakers
Introduction and Moderation
Michael Byers holds the Canada Research Chair in Global Politics and International Law at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. His work focuses on the Arctic, Outer Space, the laws of war, and Canadian foreign and defence policy.
EU in the Arctic
Michael Mann, EU Special Envoy for Arctic Matters.
Russian Federation in the Arctic
Alexander Sergunin, professor at St. Petersburg State University. Expert on Arctic politics and security.
Denmark and Nordic Countries in the Arctic
Torsten Kjølby Nielsen, Deputy Head of Department at Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, Arctic, and North America.
Background
Physically remote from most European countries, and present in the media as an example of accelerated climate change transformation, Arctic has become a new political battlefield.
While eight Arctic States are represented in the Arctic Council - Canada, The Kingdom of Denmark (Greenland and Faroe Islands), Norway, Iceland, the Russian Federation, USA, Finland, and Sweden-, China also aspires to fulfill its ambitions.
China “calls itself a “near-Arctic state” and has plans for a “polar silk road” to make use of Arctic shipping routes and resource extraction projects,” describes The Economist.
Who is who in the Arctic? What are the aspirations of major protagonists? Can Arctic be a region for big power cooperation, or it will be a new battleground?
Format:
Brief presentations followed by a live Q&A
Target Groups:
Vienna-based journalists, think tank analysts and academics. International journalists are also welcome.
Maximum number of participants: 50
Additional questions:
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