Conflicting Interests in Regulating Navigation in the Bering Strait

... in the Arctic on the part of naval forces of other states would not the introduction of the notification principle for underwater passage be more in line with the interests of Arctic states? Third, the achievement of any long-term agreements on the Bering Strait again raises the issue of the legal status of the straits which are part of the Canadian NWP and the Russian NEP. The U.S. position on the issue is well known: it challenges the claims of Russia and Canada to establish straight baselines and spread the status of historical internal waters to areas through which NWP and NEP lanes pass. The Americans consider ...