Recommendation 18

As a non-Arctic state, the UK’s influence in the Arctic depends on strong diplomacy and coalition-building, and it should seek to expand co-operation with other observer states on the Arctic Council on matters of shared interest. However, it should do this in a way that does not undermine existing governance structures. In particular, the notion of the primacy of the Arctic states in Arctic governance should be maintained. (Paragraph 174) Prospects and impacts of growing economic activity in the Arctic