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Discover why Norway owns Svalbard and how the interaction between the Svalbard Treaty and the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea contributes towards confusion over maritime territorial disputes in this little polar archipelago in the Arctic Circle.
The Arctic Ocean is full of countries vying for exclusive economic zones, and Svalbard is no different.
This video aims to explain the different approaches that different Arctic countries take towards the Svalbard treaty, and how that affects geopolitics in the Arctic region.

Attributions:
Most photos in this video are from the incredible Sophie Cordon, used with permission under CCBY 3.0 licence. Check her out on Instagram:   / lasofarctique   and on YouTube:    / @sophiecordon1907  

Other attributions:
Svalbard & Norway map Rob984 CCBYSA 4.0
Svalbard Treaty Signatories map CCBYSA 3.0 Дмитрий5Аверин

Sources:
Svalbard Treaty: https://www.loc.gov/law/help/ustreat...
UNCLOS: https://www.un.org/Depts/los/conventi...
https://www.swpberlin.org/fileadmin/...
https://www.thearcticinstitute.org/no...
https://www.thearcticinstitute.org/no...
https://www.researchgate.net/publicat...

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