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<div itemscope itemtype="/BlogPosting"><p>Canada and Denmark appear close to agreement in their festering territorial dispute over Hans Island,karen millen sale, with an amicable plan for both countries to split ownership of the tiny, barren rock in the Arctic being put forward.</p><p>A plan to divide the island — a 1.3 square kilometre rock between Canada’s Ellesmere Island and Greenland, a self-governing territory under the Danish crown — through the middle would give Canada a second foreign land border and settle a spat that captured international attention as much for its absurdity as its potential seriousness.</p><p>The position taken by bi-national negotiators is to connect the 1.2-kilometre gap in the existing maritime boundary across the landmass, sources say. The maritime boundary currently stops at the low-water mark on the island’s south side and starts again from the low-water mark on the north side, a cartographic decision made in 1973 that left the competing claims unresolved.</p><p>Connecting the dots would divide Hans Island almost precisely in half,with Mr that was ju.</p><p>But whether Ottawa and Copenhagen approve the settlement plan, and when it might be unveiled, may be a harder decision for politicians,christian louboutin uk.</p><p>“The political complexities of making an announcement are, in many ways, much more complicated than settling the actual territorial dispute,” said Whitney Lackenbauer, associate professor of history at St. Jerome’s University, part of the University of Waterloo, who studies Arctic sovereignty.</p><p>“Both governments publicly staked their sovereignty claims. The early messaging of ‘standing up for Canada’ puts our government in a difficult position,karen millen outlet.”</p><p>Rob Huebert, an Arctic security specialist at the University of Calgary’s Centre for Military and Strategic Studies, said: “Settling is not necessarily a bad thing — it gets the irritant out of the way,louboutin shoes. But it could have a political cost to stand up and say: ‘We’ve surrendered a little bit.’”</p><p>Despite word of a draft settlement, a spokesman for the Minister of Foreign Affairs said Ottawa has not yet accepted a plan,christian louboutin shoes.</p><p>“Canada and Denmark are cooperating in developing a mutually agreeable way forward with respect to Hans Island,christian louboutin uk,to mixed but growin,” said Joseph Lavoie.</p><p>“The dispute continues to be well-managed in accordance with the 2005 Joint Statement on Hans Island. Canada and Denmark have excellent relations and we are satisfied with how our current arrangement is working,” he said.</p><p>Jingoistic posturing over ownership of the frigid rock started in earnest in 2004, in response to the <em>National Post</em> highlighting the island as one of four boundary disputes causing concern over Canada’s ability to maintain sovereignty of its vast northern region.</p><p>News that Danish warships and naval personnel were visiting the island caused alarm.</p><p>Svend Roed Nielsen, the Danish government’s top representative in Canada at the time, told the <em>Post</em> his government was trying to “keep our ammunition dry” in the dispute.</p><p>Bill Graham, then Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, retorted in Parliament: “I can assure this House, this government will not surrender any sovereignty of any of Canada’s lands in the Arctic or anywhere else in the world.”</p><p>The coverage prompted a rally in front of a Danish consulate by protesters declaring “We Eat Danish for Breakfast,” and a visit to the island by Canadian soldiers — who captured a Danish flag and erected a 12-foot pole, topped by a Canadian flag — in a military operation code-named Exercise Frozen Beaver.</p><p>Mr. Graham himself then visited the island to pose for photographs with the flag, an act that prompted Denmark to call in Canada’s envoy for an official protest.</p><p>The dispute between such symmetrically soft powers over a barren rock piqued the fancy of the international press, eliciting bemused articles and sarcastic cartoons.</p><p>Despite the rhetoric, it now appears it will be settled as it was always likely to be — in quiet compromise.</p><p>In 2005,louboutin uk, an agreement to negotiate a settlement was signed by Ottawa and Copenhagen and lawyers from the two foreign ministries have been working on it since.</p><p>“This is not a daunting task,” said Michael Byers, Canadian Research Chair in International Law and Politics at the University of British Columbia.</p><p>“The fact of the matter is,etc Prey drive issu, this is disputed territory; there are tenable arguments on either side and the two countries are very close allies. This is something that good friends can easily work out,” said Prof. Byers.</p><p>“An opportune time to do so is early in a majority government, because if there is any political flak to weather over this it will dissipate fairly quickly.”</p><p>Fallout there could be,karen millen uk.</p><p>A recent public opinion survey showed that the Canadian public took the hardest stance on Arctic sovereignty among all northern nations — including Russia and the United States.</p><p>Some 42% of Canadians wanted their government to “pursue a firm line” in defending the Arctic compared to 5% of Danes.</p><p>But there are benefits for Ottawa in agreeing to a compromised, analysts said.</p><p>“It may be the Harper government wants to give the trade talks with the European Union a little positive push by solving the longstanding and almost insignificant boundary dispute,” said Prof. Byers,karen millen uk.</p><p>A compromise could also enhance Canada’s reputation for maturity, responsibility and cooperation prior to submitting its claim on the Arctic seabed that is being prepared by all northern countries for submission next year to the United Nations for arbitration.</p><p>Prof. Lackenbauer said Canada having a second international land border wouldn’t make much difference in practical terms,christian louboutin heels.</p><p>“It might end up only being a fun Trivial Pursuit question, but it might get us thinking about the fact that we aren’t only neighbours with the Americans, that we are part of an Arctic community of nations as well,” he said.</p><p><em>National Post</em><br /><em> </em></p></div>

<div itemscope itemtype="/BlogPosting"><p>Canada and Denmark appear close to agreement in their festering territorial dispute over Hans Island,karen millen sale, with an amicable plan for both countries to split ownership of the tiny, barren rock in the Arctic being put forward.</p><p>A plan to divide the island — a 1.3 square kilometre rock between Canada’s Ellesmere Island and Greenland, a self-governing territory under the Danish crown — through the middle would give Canada a second foreign land border and settle a spat that captured international attention as much for its absurdity as its potential seriousness.</p><p>The position taken by bi-national negotiators is to connect the 1.2-kilometre gap in the existing maritime boundary across the landmass, sources say. The maritime boundary currently stops at the low-water mark on the island’s south side and starts again from the low-water mark on the north side, a cartographic decision made in 1973 that left the competing claims unresolved.</p><p>Connecting the dots would divide Hans Island almost precisely in half,with Mr that was ju.</p><p>But whether Ottawa and Copenhagen approve the settlement plan, and when it might be unveiled, may be a harder decision for politicians,christian louboutin uk.</p><p>“The political complexities of making an announcement are, in many ways, much more complicated than settling the actual territorial dispute,” said Whitney Lackenbauer, associate professor of history at St. Jerome’s University, part of the University of Waterloo, who studies Arctic sovereignty.</p><p>“Both governments publicly staked their sovereignty claims. The early messaging of ‘standing up for Canada’ puts our government in a difficult position,karen millen outlet.”</p><p>Rob Huebert, an Arctic security specialist at the University of Calgary’s Centre for Military and Strategic Studies, said: “Settling is not necessarily a bad thing — it gets the irritant out of the way,louboutin shoes. But it could have a political cost to stand up and say: ‘We’ve surrendered a little bit.’”</p><p>Despite word of a draft settlement, a spokesman for the Minister of Foreign Affairs said Ottawa has not yet accepted a plan,christian louboutin shoes.</p><p>“Canada and Denmark are cooperating in developing a mutually agreeable way forward with respect to Hans Island,christian louboutin uk,to mixed but growin,” said Joseph Lavoie.</p><p>“The dispute continues to be well-managed in accordance with the 2005 Joint Statement on Hans Island. Canada and Denmark have excellent relations and we are satisfied with how our current arrangement is working,” he said.</p><p>Jingoistic posturing over ownership of the frigid rock started in earnest in 2004, in response to the <em>National Post</em> highlighting the island as one of four boundary disputes causing concern over Canada’s ability to maintain sovereignty of its vast northern region.</p><p>News that Danish warships and naval personnel were visiting the island caused alarm.</p><p>Svend Roed Nielsen, the Danish government’s top representative in Canada at the time, told the <em>Post</em> his government was trying to “keep our ammunition dry” in the dispute.</p><p>Bill Graham, then Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, retorted in Parliament: “I can assure this House, this government will not surrender any sovereignty of any of Canada’s lands in the Arctic or anywhere else in the world.”</p><p>The coverage prompted a rally in front of a Danish consulate by protesters declaring “We Eat Danish for Breakfast,” and a visit to the island by Canadian soldiers — who captured a Danish flag and erected a 12-foot pole, topped by a Canadian flag — in a military operation code-named Exercise Frozen Beaver.</p><p>Mr. Graham himself then visited the island to pose for photographs with the flag, an act that prompted Denmark to call in Canada’s envoy for an official protest.</p><p>The dispute between such symmetrically soft powers over a barren rock piqued the fancy of the international press, eliciting bemused articles and sarcastic cartoons.</p><p>Despite the rhetoric, it now appears it will be settled as it was always likely to be — in quiet compromise.</p><p>In 2005,louboutin uk, an agreement to negotiate a settlement was signed by Ottawa and Copenhagen and lawyers from the two foreign ministries have been working on it since.</p><p>“This is not a daunting task,” said Michael Byers, Canadian Research Chair in International Law and Politics at the University of British Columbia.</p><p>“The fact of the matter is,etc Prey drive issu, this is disputed territory; there are tenable arguments on either side and the two countries are very close allies. This is something that good friends can easily work out,” said Prof. Byers.</p><p>“An opportune time to do so is early in a majority government, because if there is any political flak to weather over this it will dissipate fairly quickly.”</p><p>Fallout there could be,karen millen uk.</p><p>A recent public opinion survey showed that the Canadian public took the hardest stance on Arctic sovereignty among all northern nations — including Russia and the United States.</p><p>Some 42% of Canadians wanted their government to “pursue a firm line” in defending the Arctic compared to 5% of Danes.</p><p>But there are benefits for Ottawa in agreeing to a compromised, analysts said.</p><p>“It may be the Harper government wants to give the trade talks with the European Union a little positive push by solving the longstanding and almost insignificant boundary dispute,” said Prof. Byers,karen millen uk.</p><p>A compromise could also enhance Canada’s reputation for maturity, responsibility and cooperation prior to submitting its claim on the Arctic seabed that is being prepared by all northern countries for submission next year to the United Nations for arbitration.</p><p>Prof. Lackenbauer said Canada having a second international land border wouldn’t make much difference in practical terms,christian louboutin heels.</p><p>“It might end up only being a fun Trivial Pursuit question, but it might get us thinking about the fact that we aren’t only neighbours with the Americans, that we are part of an Arctic community of nations as well,” he said.</p><p><em>National Post</em><br /><em> </em></p></div>