How many would not say that the economy of the XXI century is not based on manufacturing and mining, and has some “nadindustrializatsiya” character-based manufacturer of smartphones and social networks, one thing is clear: the Foundation of the welfare of humanity is always and everywhere will remain material production, providing people with warmth, clothing, shelter, etc. In this sense, the Arctic is a unique area of the planet where there are giant wealth.
And it would be very surprising and improbable, if such a “peaceful” organization as NATO, would not pay attention to, of course, “unfair” the distribution of reserves of mineral resources in the Arctic region.
Today in the Arctic borders of Europe, Asia and America is 16 States. Finland is not yet included in any blocks. Britain, Denmark, Iceland, USA, Canada, Norway, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Poland, Netherlands — NATO members. Greenland, Denmark and the US have mutual agreements on the so-called mutual defense. In addition, Ireland, UK, Denmark, Sweden, Finland are members of the EU.
And Russia is in the Eurasian economic community, CSTO and SCO, other members of which have outlets into the Arctic basin. The Arctic Council consists of eight Arctic States — Canada, USA, Iceland, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Russia. The Council of Barents-Euroarctic region (SBER) included in the rights of the permanent members: Denmark, Iceland, Norway, Russian Federation, Finland and Sweden, Commission of the European communities.
Nine States — great Britain, Germany, Italy, Canada, Netherlands, Poland, France, USA, Japan — have observer status. Member countries of the Council of Ministers of the Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, the Autonomous territories: Faroe Islands (Denmark), Greenland (Denmark), åland Islands (Finland). This implies that a huge “Arctic pie” have the appetite of not only those countries that have a coast on the Arctic ocean, but also other members of the international community.
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