Our Arctic - The World's Pink Flamingo and Black Swan Bird Sanctuary

Abstract

By now, all Mad Scientists and understudies of history are familiar with the conditions for the unknown, unknowns (i.e., Black Swans) and the known, knowns (i.e., Pink Flamingos). Perhaps no place has a greater collection of these attributes than the Arctic. The Arctic Region remains arguably our last international frontier. Over the last 20 years, climate change, unexplored energy reserves, short transpolar navigation, eco-tourism, and commerce (with and without indigenous populations) are taking center stage among stakeholders. This focused international interest in the Arctic has pronounced security implications.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 04, 2018
Accession Number
AD1145273

Entities

People

  • Frank Prautzsch

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arctic Ocean
  • Arctic Regions
  • Birds
  • Climate Change
  • Coast Guard
  • Communities
  • Continental Shelves
  • Drinking Water
  • Energy
  • Ice
  • Icebreakers
  • Natural Resources
  • Regions
  • Scientists
  • Security
  • Ships
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Aquatic Ecology
  • Polar and Arctic Studies
  • Strategic Security Studies