Arctic Council Gets New Leader: what choice will Washington make?

... States proposes to concentrate the Council’s activities on three areas: security and management of the Arctic Ocean; improving economic and living conditions; and addressing the consequences of climate change. Sean D. Ellio / The Day / AP Admiral Robert Papp, he U.S. Special Representative to the Arctic The United States’ agenda for its chairmanship reveals a shift of focus in the activities of the Arctic Council in 2015–2017. Canada’s chairmanship in 2013–2015, while recognizing the importance of climate change, concentrated on economic development in the region. By contrast, the United States will put climate change at the top ...