Dr Alan D. Hemmings
"In the coming decades, the Antarctic, long a peripheral region in international relations, will become a much more significant and contentious geopolitical space. The changing global order requires Antarctica's governance to reflect more diverse interests, and the consequences of anthropogenic climate change are so profound that no place on our common planet any longer remains peripheral. Against this background, Doaa Abdel-Motaal offers a critical analysis of our current Antarctic arrangements and suggests options for a new regional dispensation there."
Dr. Alan D. Hemmings
"In the coming decades, the Antarctic, long a peripheral region in international relations, will become a much more significant and contentious geopolitical space. The changing global order requires Antarctica’s governance to reflect more diverse interests, and the consequences of anthropogenic climate change are so profound that no place on our common planet any longer remains peripheral. Against this background, Doaa Abdel-Motaal offers a critical analysis of our current Antarctic arrangements and suggests options for a new regional dispensation there."
Aleqa Hammond
"A thought-provoking book on the potential occupation of the seventh continent. In my words quoted in the book, I sent a message to the future population of Antarctica: 'Decide your own destiny and your own future . . . You will have your own life, you will live there, and you should be the one to decide.'"
Pascal Lamy
"This book makes a compelling case that the forces of globalization, climate change, and migration are already changing the face of Antarctica and aggravating its tragedy of the commons. The author’s exposition of the challenges and her proposed remedies are provocative and should act as the beginning of a new conversation."