(1) develop and recommend an integrated national Arctic research policy; (2) assist, in cooperation with the Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee established by Section 7 of this Order, in establishing a national Arctic research program …

(1) survey Arctic research conducted by Federal, State, and local agencies, universities, and other public and private institutions to help determine priorities for future Arctic research, including natural resources and materials, physical and biological sciences, and …

As noted in the report, the Plan is intended to serve as a guide to the Federal agencies as they plan and perform their Arctic programs and missions; it is not intended to be a commitment by the Administration. Ronald Reagan. The White House, July 31, 1987.

It is a comprehensive statement of national needs and priorities in the areas of national security, rational resource development, and acquisition of new scientific knowledge in the Arctic.

President Reagan and Prime Minister Mulroney on the 1988 Arctic Cooperation Agreement, a longstanding policy dispute, which would now require the US to seek out consent before sending ships through the Northwest Passage:

President Reagan stated: "This is a pragmatic solution based on our special bilateral relationship, our common interest in cooperating on Arctic matters, and the nature of the area. It is without prejudice to our respective legal positions, and it sets no precedents for other areas.''

Jan 25, 2025 · But the nation’s posture changed after Ronald Reagan’s election in 1980. American delegates began showing up to negotiating sessions wearing ties that bore the image of Adam Smith, the father ...

Oct 1, 2011 · In 1988, Brian Mulroney resolved the sovereignty challenge posed by a US Coast Guard icebreaker entering the waterway without requesting Canada’s permission. Mulroney persuaded Ronald Reagan that all such ships should seek Canada’s consent, by pledging that it would always be granted.

Jan 17, 2025 · The National Weather Service predicted temperatures near 22 degrees (minus-6 Celsius) at noon during the swearing-in, the coldest since Ronald Reagan’s second inauguration saw temperatures plunge to 7 degrees (minus-14 Celsius).

The Impacts of an Ice-Diminishing Arctic on Naval and Maritime Operations symposium will be held this year on July 17 and 18 at the Ronald Reagan Building Amphitheater in Washington, D.C. This biennial, two-day symposium will feature experts addressing Arctic marine operations, ocean and environmental issues, policy, law, and governance.