Wednesday, September 19, 2012

News from Nuuk

Articles like this offer a rich opportunity for cross-curricular discussion, if not appreciation for the overlapping fabric of our world.

It reports on the political and economic gamesmanship of nations in response to the environmental free-fall redefining the Arctic as ice melts and access to resources & byways redirect world dynamics.
Footnote organizations like the Arctic Council have become magnified in importance and are now being courted by a host of nations.

The interplay of science, technology, and diplomacy is dramatically focused in this situation and it is a little easier to identify their ongoing relationship to each other.

No comments: