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The Arctic Council diplomats gathered in Yellowknife, Canada, from the 25th to the 27th of March to discuss high-level political issues concerning the Arctic. The work of the Arctic Council continues, but the echo of the events that occurred in Crimea cannot ...
The Arctic is the most graphic example of climate change impacting geopolitics. A whole vast region, previously permanently icebound, is opening up for commercial navigation and energy exploration. The international community stands before a range of new ...
A lecture delivered as part of RIAC Days at NArFU on 5 February 2014 Transport, Logistics and Production Outlook for Arctic Offshore Exploration: An International Perspective A lecture delivered as part of RIAC Days at Northern (Arctic) Federal University (NArFU) on 5 February 2014. On behalf of JSC Gazprom Neft I am very glad to greet you all, and I would like to extend ...
The U.S. is going to chair the Arctic Council in 2015. This prospect, together with the current open confrontation in Ukraine, raises some questions concerning the future of U.S.-Russia cooperation in the Arctic. We asked Pavel Gudev, Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of World ...
Arctic cooperation has worked well in the last years, providing good political and economic results. The UNCLOS and the rights of sovereignty of the coastal states will guide the future development of the Arctic region. In this framework, enhanced international ...
On February 25, 2014 Northern (Arctic) Federal University opened an international Winter School “ Model Arctic Council ” (MAC) aimed to reproduce the activities of the Arctic states within the Council. The participants included master’s degree holders and post-graduate ...
The Arctic as a Panacea for the EU The active development of the system for Arctic policy since the beginning of the 2000s both on the national and international levels has greatly contributed to shaping the informal behavior of the many regional powers ...
Interview The extraction of natural resources in the Arctic is becoming an increasingly hot topic. We talked to Oleg Korneev , Deputy Director for Geoecology and Engineering Surveys at the SevMorGeo Geological Sea Survey Company, about the feasibility of Arctic development and Russia’s current projects ...
... Institute for Ethnology and Anthropology at the Russian Academy of Sciences met with RIAC to share his views on the prospects for the indigenous peoples of the North and their integration with modern society. Dr. Tishkov, how do you see the future of the Arctic’s indigenous peoples? Does the protection of their natural habitat seem viable? On the one hand, these people have been living in the region for millennia and have developed a specific modus vivendi, they have adapted to the environment genetically....
Interview We asked David Benton of the US Arctic Research Commission to comment on international cooperation in the North-Pacific, and to give his perspective on international activities in the Arctic. What are the mechanisms currently regulating fisheries in the North Pacific? Do you find them ...
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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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