The ‘open door’ into Antarctica

An explanation of the Hughes doctrine

Bibliographic Data

ID9219059
AuthorsH Robert Hall, HR Hall (University of Tasmania, corresponding author)
Year1989
Volume25
Issue153
Pages137-140
Publication date1989-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePolar Record (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0032-2474 • E-ISSN: 1475-3057
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0032247400010445
OpenAlexW2149261210
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited12

This article seeks to explain the doctrine concerning sovereignty in Antarctica articulated by Charles E. Hughes, a former US Secretary of State, and to account for its persistence in underpinning US Antarctic policy. The doctrine was part of the New Imperialism — the surge of colonial expansion and spheres of influence that occurred in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. US imperialism sought to establish an ‘open door’ international order to exploit America's growing economic power; the Hughes doctrine extended this policy into Antarctica, preserving US access to all of the region by denying recognition of claims by other countries

Colonialism · Doctrine · Exploit · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Power (physics) · Sociology · Sovereignty · State (computer science) · Underpinning · Engineering · History · History of Science and Natural History · Law · Polar Research and Ecology · Space exploration and regulation

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