Abbie Tingstad
Guest Speaker
Professional affiliation
Arctic Research Professor, Center for Arctic Study and Policy, U.S. Coast Guard Academy
Abbie Tingstad
Arctic Research Professor, Center for Arctic Study and Policy, U.S. Coast Guard Academy
This is a monumental step, especially for its Arctic interests given the need to protect this unique region while enabling sustainable economic activities. Unfortunately, the significance of this step is muted by the implementation and credibility challenges the U.S. will face as a consequence of its continuing failure to ratify the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.