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From Antarctica to Kashmir’s Siachen glacier
Kate Harriskjharris@mit.edu| www.kateharris.ca
Scientific
peacekeepingSlide2
NJ9842: “Hence north to the glaciers”Slide3
Soldierly life at staggering heights
Siachen: “the world’s highest and biggest garbage dump, from where nothing comes back.” – Indian army officials, The Tribune of India, 1998
Image credits: Iceberg FilmsSlide4
Applying Antarctic Treaty Principles to
Siachen
Articles I, II, III, IV, V, VII, XI
research
centers open to joint
inspection
resolution
of disputes through neutral, third-party
means
ban
on
nuclear activity
deferral
of sovereignty
claimsSlide5
Science as tool for diplomacy on
Siachen “Article IV at least dampens the
energy with which states pursue claims and fosters meanwhile an atmosphere of
cooperation between
claimant states that may ease future negotiations over
sovereignty.” – Dr. C. JoynerSlide6
Scientific peacekeeping,
from Antarctica to Kashmir
www.kateharris.ca
Many t
hanks
to
APECS, the
Explorers
Club,
and the Antarctic Treaty Summit.