Derek Ritsma is a recent graduate of the master’s program in political science at York University. His academic focus has been in security topics and he is a member of the NATO Association of Canada. He currently lives in Toronto, Ontario. https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/contributor/derek-ritsma/rss en Environment Geopolitics & Security Fri, 28 Apr 2017 09:27:46 +0000 Derek Ritsma https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/community/2017/04/28/taking-on-a-radioactive-issue-in-the-arctic https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/community/2017/04/28/taking-on-a-radioactive-issue-in-the-arctic From collisions between nuclear-powered submarines to worries about Russia’s floating power plants, Arctic nations have many reasons to make a formal agreement to protect against a nuclear disaster, writes Derek Ritsma, a political science graduate from York University.