Humayun Hamidzada, is Director of the Afghanistan Peace Research Project at the York University Centre for Asian Research in Toronto, Canada and is a Non-Resident Fellow at the Stimson Center.
January 15, 2016 | 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Can the United States and its allies cooperate with Russia, China and other Asian nations during times of tense relations — or will cooperation on common interests in the Arctic succumb to the more familiar geopolitical tensions of the Cold War era? Vice Admiral Charles Michel, the Vice Commandant of the United States Coast Guard, delivered a keynote speech on the Arctic Coast Guard Forum, recently established to promote maritime safety and security cooperation in the Arctic. Following VAdm. Michel’s presentation, a panel of experts discussed the progress in the next challenge facing cooperation in the Arctic region: the negotiation of a binding agreement on science cooperation in the Arctic.
What: Keynote by Vice Admiral Charles Michel on the newly established Arctic Coast Guard Forum followed by a panel discussion on the development of a Binding Agreement on Science Cooperation in the Arctic.