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On April 14, 2016 the Russian International Affairs Council hosted an open lecture “Humans and Nature in the Arctic: Case Studies for International Cooperation”, delivered by experts from the US and Canada. The event was organized in collaboration with the Pew Charitable Trusts . Director of the International Arctic Program of the Pew Charitable Trusts ...
On April 13, 2016 the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) in collaboration with the Pew Charitable Trusts held a round table discussion “Navigation in the Arctic: Promoting Cooperation and Addressing Challenges.” The event was attended by diplomats, representatives of government agencies, expert community and academic circles of Russia, the United States and Canada. The discussion was opened by RIAC ...
... International Affairs Council. The issues discusses at the meeting with RIAC Director General Andrey Kortunov and RIAC Deputy Program Director Timur Makhmutov covered various aspects of Russian-American relations, namely Russian-American cooperation in the Arctic and the future of the Arctic Council, in the first pace; global and regional security problems; the role of the US Congress in shaping US policy toward Russia. The Russian participants briefed the American guests on the projects of the Russian ...
... the EU’s eastern Members, where Russian gas can account for up to 100% of imports. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor Igor Ivanov: Russia and Europe: New Rules of the Game To the north, Russia recently submitted a claim to over 463,000 square miles of the Arctic, and its Arctic zone is expected to contain the majority of the region’s gas and a large share of its oil. With the opening of the Northern Sea Route due to melting ice caps, the region will become one of increased economic activity and environmental ...
On December 7-8, 2015 St. Petersburg hosted the 5 th International Forum “The Arctic: the Present and the Future” held under the auspices of the Association of Polar Explorers. Session “Development of International Cooperation in the Arctic”, organized within the framework of the Forum was moderated by RIAC Director ...
Developing Offshore Oil and Gas Resources in the Russian Arctic Shelf: Now and Tomorrow Developing Offshore Oil and Gas Resources in the Russian Arctic Shelf: Now and Tomorrow The Soviet Union started actively developing its Arctic shelf in the early 1980s. The most promising areas of the Arctic shelf were ...
As global warming shrinks the polar ice caps and leaves Arctic waters open for longer stretches, the world is intensifying its focus on opportunities in the Arctic. The open waters are attracting the development of raw materials, tourism, fishing etc, thus establishing new ship traffic and creating additional ...
... reports upon invitation of the Russian Ministry for Economic Development. RIAC Deputy Program Director Timur Makhmutov spoke on the influence of international cooperation on development of Russia's border territories with the focus on investment in the Arctic research and personnel training for advancement of Arctic projects and lands. RIAC member Vladimir Petrovsky, Chief Researcher at RAS Institute for Far Eastern Studies, described in detail prospects for Russian-Chinese cooperation, concentrating ...
Law · Transit · Ecology · Icebreakers · Security RIAC experts explain legal principles and Northern Sea Route practice of usage
On October 15-16, 2015, Helsinki was the venue for international conference “Deep Freeze? East-West Relations and the Arctic” sponsored by the East Office of Finnish Industries Ltd. , Centre for European Reform and American International Group insurers. The event gathered about one hundred Finnish officials, as well as diplomats, experts, journalists and civil ...
| U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements |
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| U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity |
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| U.S. wants to dissolve Russia |
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| U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China |
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