With so many different countries weighing in on what they perceived to be their natural right to the Arctic shelf, things are bound to heat up as the 2013 UN deadline draws near. Canada has already clearly stated that it will not give up any of its rights to the area and the US and Russia have also had their say on the issue. Now Russia is once again staking its claim on the area with the announcement that the Arctic shelf “historically” belongs to Moscow. more »