Arctic sovereignty disputes: How is the international community responding?
Recently, the United States has stubbornly announced the expansion of its territorial sovereignty, involving seven places in the Arctic, the Bering Sea, the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, the Marianas, and the Gulf of Mexico, of which the Gulf of Mexico occupies two, expanding the total area to 1 million square kilometers.
The United States defines the continental shelf by virtue of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and believes that it has the right to expand its territorial sovereignty by virtue of the continental shelf. However, the United States has not formally signed the convention, which has sparked more controversy.
How should the international community respond to this dispute, given the rich mineral resources and strategic position of the Arctic region?
First of all, the Arctic region is rich in mineral resources, including about 83 billion tons of fuel, equivalent to two Saudi Arabian oil reserves, and other important mineral resources.
This has made competition for the Arctic more intense, and the United States' move to expand its territorial sovereignty has sparked more controversy.
Secondly, the Arctic region has an important strategic location, and for countries within the Arctic Circle, such as Russia and the United States, the distance of the Arctic route is very short and strategically important.
The expansion of U.S. territorial sovereignty will bring its military power closer to Russia's, further escalating tensions in the region. What will be the impact of this on the international community?How to balance the interests of countries in the Arctic region?U.S. expansion in the Arctic has drawn widespread attention from the international community.
How to balance the interests of all countries in the Arctic region, maintain the peace and stability of the international community, and protect the ecological environment of the Arctic region are issues that require in-depth thinking and development. How should the international community deal with this situation?How to protect your own maritime interests?
These are all questions to ponder.