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From Arctic with Love. Who will unfreeze it?
The Arctic Council (AC) comprises eight Arctic States, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, the Russian Federation, Sweden, and the United States, plus six Permanent Participants representing Indigenous people. It was established on 19 September 19, 1996, when the founders signed the Ottawa Declaration. So far, this group has done little to develop the region, which has remained a blank spot on the world map. President Trump recently stepped in, but besides unfriendly takeovers by the US of Greenland and Canada, there is another way that is good for all AC members and, actually, for every other nation in the world since it concentrates on win-win cooperation instead of endless wars.
