Newsgroup: it.politica.internazionale
Titolo: La nuova guerra fredda o del disgelo.

#_Il pianeta sta andando rapidamente verso la morte e i segni del 
disgelo delle cappe polari ne sono una prova.
Malgrado cio`, per accelerarne la distruzione, gia`si ringhia attorno 
alle riserve ancora intatte, come cani randagi affamati intorno 
all'ultimo osso.
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"I think that we are doomed to co-operate in the Arctic. And military 
confrontation especially is completely counterproductive”
Lev Voronkov
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11387175
Arctic summit in Moscow hears rival claims
Russia made its ambitions clear by planting a flag beneath the North 
Pole An international meeting to try to prevent the Arctic becoming the 
next battleground over mineral wealth is taking place in Moscow.
One quarter of the world's resources of oil and gas are believed to lie 
beneath the Arctic Ocean.
Russia, Norway, Canada, Denmark and the United States have already laid 
claim to territory in the region.
Although the summit is promoting dialogue, a Kremlin adviser said Russia 
would defend its national interests.
Melting ice cap
The region's resources are rapidly becoming accessible due to the rapid 
shrinking of the polar ice cap.
Russian Arctic expert
Melting ice opens exploitation potential
Journey to Canada's Arctic north
Senior Norwegian adviser Olaf Orpheum told the conference that nowhere 
else had seen "such dramatic changes in the surface of the Earth".
The race for the Arctic centres on an underwater mountain range known as 
the Lomonosov Ridge.
In 2001, Moscow submitted a territorial claim to the United Nations 
which was rejected because of lack of evidence.
Three years ago, a Russian expedition planted a titanium flag on the 
ocean floor beneath the North Pole in a symbolic gesture of Moscow's 
ambitions.
Law of the Sea
As evidence of the gathering momentum in the race for mineral resources, 
Russia has announced it will spend $64m (£40m; 48m euros) on research 
aimed at proving its case.
The man behind the 2007 polar expedition, Artur Chilingarov, has 
announced that he will attempt to launch a drifting research station 
next month.
Kremlin climate change adviser Alexander Bedritsky told reporters that 
Russia had a "strong chance" to win approval when it submitted its data 
to the UN in 2012-13.
Last week, Canada's foreign minister met his Russian counterpart in 
Moscow to discuss their competing claims.
Canada is likely to hand its file to the UN around 2013 and has said it 
is confident of its case.
Denmark plans to put forward its details by the end of 2014.
For the states involved in the territorial dispute, the key lies in 
obtaining scientific proof that the Lomonosov Ridge is an underwater 
extension of their continental shelf.
Under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, a coastal nation can 
claim exclusive economic rights to natural resources on or beneath the 
sea floor up to 200 nautical miles (370km) beyond their land territory.
But if the continental shelf extends beyond that distance, the country 
must provide evidence to a UN commission which will then make 
recommendations about establishing an outer limit.
Last week, Russia signed a treaty with Norway, ending a 40-year dispute 
over their maritime borders in the Barents Sea and Arctic Ocean.
Russian Arctic expert Lev Voronkov said the experience of the Cold War 
proved the need to work together.
"No one problem of contemporary Arctic can be resolved by one country 
alone. So that's why I think that we are doomed to co-operate in the 
Arctic. And military confrontation especially is completely 
counterproductive."
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said last week that Nato's presence in 
the Arctic could raise additional problems

 osso.
come ti permetti di criticare i tuoi amici russi??? :-))