Softpower or Hardpower?Some Issues on India’s and China’s Antarctic Programs

Authors

  • Ivan Witker Academia Nacional de Estudios Políticos y Estratégicos de Chile

Keywords:

Antartic, China, India, International Relations, Antartic Treaty, world order

Abstract

This paper states that even though the Antarctic Treaty is a remarkable instrument for peaceful collaboration and scientific research, it is, basically, a by-product of the Cold War that reaffirms a particular status quo. This paper explores whether the ATS will meet the needs of an emerging world order. Particularly, the paper evaluates the ATS in the face of new global challenges, both internal and external to the Antarctic Treaty System (ATS) itself, as well as power shifting processes on a world scale, climate change and the changing interests of new states. China is a key component in understanding this issue because its Antarctic engagement is entering a new phase one that challenges current multilateral provisions. China’s Antarctic program will be analyzed within the framework of International Relations approaches and theories.

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Author Biography

Ivan Witker, Academia Nacional de Estudios Políticos y Estratégicos de Chile

Doctor en Ciencias Sociales por la Universidad Carlos IV, Praga, República Checa. Profesor de Relaciones Internacionales en la Academia Nacional de Estudios Políticos y Estratégicos de Chile (ANEPE) y Universidad del Desarrollo en Santiago de Chile.

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Published

2014-10-27

How to Cite

Witker, I. (2014). Softpower or Hardpower?Some Issues on India’s and China’s Antarctic Programs. Comentario Internacional. Journal of the Andean Center of International Studies, (14), 199–219. Retrieved from https://revistas.uasb.edu.ec/index.php/comentario/article/view/34

Issue

No. 14 (2014): China, ¿Qué relaciones con América Latina?

Section

Central Issue

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