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48 Fletcher F. World Aff. 1 (2024)

handle is hein.journals/forwa48 and id is 1 raw text is: 1 THE FLETCHERFORUM of WORLD AFFAIRS THE FLETCHER SCHOOL, TUFrs UNIVERSITY WINTER 2024 VOL. 48:1 $14.00 USA EDITOR'S NOTE Historically, the Earth's polar regions have invited a high degree of international cooperation, exhibiting states' ability to work together to preserve unique public goods and further scientific exploration. The effects of climate change are, however, changing the dynamics of polar cooper- ation. The Arctic's retreating sea ice is revealing the underlying tensions among states of the High North seeking dominance of the seas, chal- lenging traditional conceptions of growth and development, highlighting the need for continued and enhanced cooperation, and underscoring the importance of reinventing Arctic governance to be more conscientious and inclusive. In an article for The Fletcher Forum's special edition 2013 (vol. 37:3), John Curtis Perry, Professor Emeritus of History at Fletcher, presented a conceptualization of the sea as an avenue for global trade and transport, an arena for conflict, and a source of human vitality. Inspired by this framing, this issue of The Fletcher Forum ofWorld Affairs delves into the contours of the Arctic as an emerging arena, stretching the definition to include not only traditional armed conflicts but also trade competition, divergences on the balance between resource extraction and biodiversity conservation, and most importantly, differences over the future the global community envis- ages for the Arctic and the implications of a thawing Arctic for the world. The Arctic is no longer just a regional concern. It is this key takeaway that ties together this issue's nine articles on the Arctic, featuring fourteen authors. In their biodiversity-focused case study, MARGARET WILLIAMS, NADEZHDA FILIMONOVA, JENNIFER SPENCE, and FRAN ULMER highlight Russia's important role in securing Arctic biodiversity and recom- mend several pathways through which Western institutions can sustain cooperation with Russia. SUSANA HANCOCK makes a compelling case for global leaders to pay more attention to the Arctic and for climate- VOL.48:I WINTER 2024

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