Observer States in Arctic Governance

Observer States in Arctic Governance

Session at the Arctic Circle Rome Forum - Polar Dialogue, organized by the Institute for China-America Studies (ICAS), USA; Osservatorio Artico, Italy SPEAKERS Nong Hong, Executive Director & Senior Fellow, Institute for China-America Studies, USA Sakiko Hataya, Research Fellow, Ocean Policy Research Institute, Sasakawa Peace Foundation, Japan Marco Volpe, PhD Candidate, University of Lapland, Finland Jihoon Jeong, Secretary General, Korea Arctic Research Consortium (KoARC) Xiang Gao, Senior Research Fellow, Ocean Policy Research Institute, Sasakawa Peace Foundation, Japan MODERATOR Agostino Pinna, Special Envoy for the Arctic, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Italy WEBSITE: www.arcticcircle.org TWITTER: @_Arctic_Circle FACEBOOK: The Arctic Circle INSTAGRAM: arctic_circle_org Arctic Circle is the largest network of international dialogue and cooperation on the future of the Arctic. It is an open democratic platform with participation from governments, organisations, corporations, universities, think-tanks, environmental associations, indigenous communities, concerned citizens, and others interested in the development of the Arctic and its consequences for the future of the globe. It is a nonprofit and nonpartisan organisation.