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Lloyd’s of London served as sponsor and contributor to Arctic Opening: Opportunity and Risk in the High North, which was written and published by Chatham House, a London-based think tank. The lead author was English writer Charles Emmerson, who worked with key academics to produce this report. Diplomat publishes this excerpt with the express permission of Lloyd’s and of Chatham House.
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Nuuk, the site of the May 2012 Arctic Council ministerial meetings.
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The U.S. Coast Guard cutter Healy breaks ice in Nome Harbour, Alaska.
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Polar bears approach the bow of a U.S. submarine while it surfaced 450 kilometres from the North Pole.
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Stephen Harper says the North’s time has come.
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An iceberg near Cape York, Greenland. The rate of the Greenland melt is one of the key drivers of global sea-level rise.
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The estimated clean-up costs for the Macondo disaster are $40 billion.