"Report and Recommendations for Canadian Foreign Policy in the Circumpolar Arctic" by the Calgary Working Group -- CARC

A Report and Recommendations for Canadian Foreign Policy in the Circumpolar Arctic
An Assessment by the Calgary Working Group
of the Report of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade,
"Canada and the Circumpolar World: Meeting The Challenges
Of Cooperation Into The Twenty-First Century"

Hosted by the Canadian Arctic Resources Committee, Ottawa, Canada
Supported by the Walter and Duncan Gordon Charitable Foundation, Toronto, Canada

February, 1998

Table of Contents

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Introduction
Sustainable Development
Governance: Treaty-Making, Devolution, Globalization, and Security
Arctic Science
Arctic Council
Canadian Polar Commission
Ideas for Action
Recommendations of the Calgary Working Group
Research Opportunities
Appendix 1. Participants in the Calgary Working Group
Appendix 2. The Barents Region Today - Dreams and Realities: A Report of a Conference, by Tony Penikett
Appendix 3. New Forms of Northern Governance; Devolution, Treaties and the Arctic Council, by Tony Penikett
Appendix 4. Canada and the Circumpolar World: Meeting the Challenges of Cooperation into the Twenty-First Century: A Critique of Chapter 4 - "Post-Cold War Cooperation in the Arctic: From Interstate Conflict to New Agendas for Security." Omitted Arctic Security Issues, by Prof. Robert Huebert
Appendix 5. A Proposal for an Arctic Biogeochemical Research Strategy for Canada, by Dr. Leonard Barrie
Appendix 6. Canadian Priorities for the Arctic Council, by Prof. Franklyn Griffiths