Testimony: The Institutional Framework of Antarctica and its Possible Future Evolution
On June 14, 2022, Senior Fellow Evan Bloom was invited to participate in the first-ever hearing on Antarctica convened by the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the European Parliament. The online public hearing in Brussels focused on "The EU and Antarctica: A Foreign Policy Perspective," and Bloom was one of three panelists (and the only non-European). His presentation, entitled "The Institutional Framework of Antarctica and Its possible Future Evolution," is available here.
About the Author
Evan T. Bloom
Former Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oceans and Fisheries and Director for Ocean and Polar Affairs, US Department of State
Polar Institute
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