Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine in early 2022 will focus the thoughts of Antarctic observers, policy-makers, and scholars on the short- and longterm fallout from the dramatic actions of one of the original signatories to the 1959 Antarctic Treaty. As I write this prologue, the annual Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting is coming to a close in Berlin. Both Russia and Ukraine, as Antarctic Treaty Consultative Parties, participated in the meeting. Russia’s invasion prompted an unprecedented démarche and walkout by twenty-five countries during an address to the meeting by the representative of Russia.

Item Type:	Research Book Chapter
Keywords:	Antarctica, Australia, Antarctic Treaty, CCAMLR, security, geopolitics
Research Division:	Law and Legal Studies
Research Group:	International and comparative law
Research Field:	Ocean law and governance
Objective Division:	Environmental Management
Objective Group:	Management of Antarctic and Southern Ocean environments
Objective Field:	Protection and conservation of Antarctic and Southern Ocean environments
UTAS Author:	Press, AJ (Dr Tony Press)
ID Code:	153738
Year Published:	2022
Funding Support:	Australian Research Council (DP190101214)
Deposited By:	Australian Antarctic Program Partnership
Deposited On:	2022-10-04
Last Modified:	2022-12-19
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