Canada

Canada’s hold on its Arctic territories depends on Inuit and can be bolstered by strengthening their communities, a leading expert says.

University of British Columbia global affairs professor Michael Byers, who has spent much of his career studying power and international politics in the North, says the legal system that underpins sovereignty questions in the Arctic remains “robust,” despite recent rhetoric from Donald Trump about Greenland.

Byers says it still makes sense for Canada to improve military capabilities. But he says investing in infrastructure and support for Arctic communities would also help strengthen Canada’s sovereignty in the North.