American Journal of International Law · 1956 · 25 citations · 5 references
Social SciencesHistoryInternational RelationsDiplomacyInternational OrganizationsRussian StudiesArchipelagic StatesGeopoliticsRussian HistorySoviet HistorySoviet StudiesAntarctic Territorial ClaimsArctic Territorial ClaimsOceanic SovereigntyRecognition Of Territorial SovereigntySea Ice GovernanceSovereignty Over The Territorial SeaSoviet Ideology
The Antarctic Continent, with its wind- and snow-swept islands, appears at first sight an uninviting prize for international competition. Yet in the past fifty years, and notably after the second World War, claims and counterclaims to sovereignty over these bleak lands have been numerous. In a chronological order Soviet Bussia is considered to be the most recent among the rivals.
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