What is the EU Strategy in the Arctic?
As the Arctic ice melts and technologies of production
of increasingly scarce natural resources develop,
this northernmost region of the globe acquires greater significance for the world economy and policy-making
. The European Union considers ...
Whish strategy China pursues in the Arctic?
The globalization of Chinese economy goes together with its political invigoration, also oriented to the Arctic which is ambiguously perceived by the international community. Denmark, for example, believes that China “has rightful economic ...
Upgrading Russian icebreaker fleet – an important task?
Lately, the keel-laying of new icebreakers has been systematically substantiated as a necessity. The need is related to the inevitable ageing of existing vessels, and to the prospects of the Arctic development. At the same time, insufficient freight turnover on the Northern Sea Route (NSR) leads to the inadequate workload of active vessels of the nuclear-powered icebreaker fleet. In part, diesel-electric icebreakers owned by shipping companies ...