News Sources: Russia Plants Flag at North Pole
The United States and Canada have scoffed at a Russian submarine expedition that planted a Russian flag on the seabed under the North Pole. The recent dive by two small submarines was partly a scientific expedition. But it could mark the start of a fierce legal scramble for control of the seabed and what could be vast energy reserves beneath among nations that border the Arctic, including Russia, the U.S., Canada, Norway and Denmark, through its territory Greenland. Reporters looking for sources to interview on this topic can find them online at the collegenews.org database of news sources and subject matter experts from America's leading lberal arts colleges, including the following (click on names for contact information):
Nick Hayes - Professor of History, Saint John's University - Hayes, who holds a doctorate in Russian and European history, won an Emmy in 1991 for his work on Russia. He has published widely in the academic press and appeared in popular press, including ABC "Nightline" and CBS "Sunday Morning."
Larry Caldwell - Gamble Professor of Political Science, Occidental College - A former visiting professor at the National War College, scholar-in-residence in the CIA's Office of Soviet Analysis, and RAND consultant, Caldwell is an expert on Russian-American relations, Russian politics and military, and arms control who has testified before Senate and House committees.
Michael T. Klare - Professor of Peace and World Security Studies, Hampshire College - Hayes is the author of Resource Wars and Blood and Oil: The Dangers and Consequences of America's Growing Dependency on Imported Petroleum. He is director of the Five College (Hampshire, Amherst, Smith, Mount Holyoke Colleges and the University of Massachusetts) Program in Peace and World Security Studies. Hayes testifies regularly on arms issues before international organizations, including the United Nations, and is on the Committee on International Security Studies, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Nick Hayes - Professor of History, Saint John's University - Hayes, who holds a doctorate in Russian and European history, won an Emmy in 1991 for his work on Russia. He has published widely in the academic press and appeared in popular press, including ABC "Nightline" and CBS "Sunday Morning."
Larry Caldwell - Gamble Professor of Political Science, Occidental College - A former visiting professor at the National War College, scholar-in-residence in the CIA's Office of Soviet Analysis, and RAND consultant, Caldwell is an expert on Russian-American relations, Russian politics and military, and arms control who has testified before Senate and House committees.
Michael T. Klare - Professor of Peace and World Security Studies, Hampshire College - Hayes is the author of Resource Wars and Blood and Oil: The Dangers and Consequences of America's Growing Dependency on Imported Petroleum. He is director of the Five College (Hampshire, Amherst, Smith, Mount Holyoke Colleges and the University of Massachusetts) Program in Peace and World Security Studies. Hayes testifies regularly on arms issues before international organizations, including the United Nations, and is on the Committee on International Security Studies, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
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