The Director of Northern Institute for Environmental and Minority Law (NIEM) Prof. Hossain has been invited at the seminar organized jointly by Hokkaido University and Aleksanteri Institute of the University of Helsinki.
The seminar entitled: Slavic-Eurasian’s Northern Tier: Finland, Russia, Japan was held at the Aleksanteri Institute of the University of Helsinki from March 2-3, 2017. Prof. Hossain’s talk addressed the role of Northeast Asian States as observers in the Arctic Council. He particularly highlighted the increasing national interests of these states towards the Arctic and their role to participate in the promotion of sustainable and responsible management of the Arctic. The title of his presentation was: North East Asian Observers in the Arctic Council: Stewardship vs. national interests.