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International spaces promote peace

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Lessons are still being learnt from the Antarctic Treaty, adopted 50 years ago this week. It set a visionary precedent for governing regions and resources beyond national jurisdictions, says Paul Arthur Berkman.

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  1. Paul Arthur Berkman is head of the Arctic Ocean Geopolitics Programme at the Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge; chair of the International Board for the Antarctic Treaty Summit; and a research professor at the Bren School of Environmental Science and Management at the University of California, Santa Barbara. paul.berkman@spri.cam.ac.uk,

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