Singapore on the way to the Arctic

Singapore’s Arctic interests and needs are analyzed. If China, Japan and South Korea consider the Arctic as a source of oil and gas, Singapore is interested not so much in the mineral resources of the region, but in the use of their technologies for their production. For Singapore, the Arctic is a p...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Valeriy P. Zhuravel, Artem P. Danilov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Northern Arctic Federal University 2016-10-01
Series:Арктика и Север
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Online Access:http://narfu.ru/upload/iblock/d05/10_zhuravel_danilov.pdf
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Summary:Singapore’s Arctic interests and needs are analyzed. If China, Japan and South Korea consider the Arctic as a source of oil and gas, Singapore is interested not so much in the mineral resources of the region, but in the use of their technologies for their production. For Singapore, the Arctic is a platform on which its innovation and technology can find a place. Singapore has achieved the status of a permanent observer in the Arctic Council, which for him is a convenient position for careful monitoring of Arctic political changes.
ISSN:2221-2698
2221-2698