Michael Byers holds the Canada Research Chair in Global Politics and International Law at the University of British Columbia. He is the author of International Law and the Arctic (Cambridge University Press, 2013), which won the 2013 Donner Prize. https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/contributor/michael-byers/rss en Environment Geopolitics & Security Governance Wed, 19 Oct 2016 11:02:22 +0000 Michael Byers https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/community/2016/10/19/north-of-60-negotiate-the-northwest-passage-before-its-too-late https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/community/2016/10/19/north-of-60-negotiate-the-northwest-passage-before-its-too-late Canada and the U.S. should update the 1988 agreement they reached on the Northwest Passage to recognize both countries’ interests in security and transit.