On Uncertain Ice: The Future of Arctic Shipping and the Northwest Passage

The Arctic sea-ice is in a state of rapid decline. Barriers to navigation that once doomed the likes of Sir John Franklin and closed the shortcut to the Orient now seem to be melting away. The prospect of shorter, transpolar transportation routes linking Asian and Western markets has inspired excit...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Whitney Lackenbauer, Adam Lajeunesse
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Calgary 2014-12-01
Series:The School of Public Policy Publications
Online Access:https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/sppp/article/view/42493