Search: Arctic,Crimea (2 materials)

NASA and RUSSIA

... private space taxis are not expected to take place until at least 2017. Now Nasa says it has been forced to extend its contract with Roscosmos at a cost of $490m – despite the tense political relationship between the two nations - the invasion of Crimea in 2014 led to a ban on Nasa/Roscosmos collaborations. Nasa administrator Charles Bolden has written a letter to US Congress saying it had been forced into this position because of "continued reductions in the president's funding requests"....

08.08.2015

Between Yellowknife and Crimea: towards a security dilemma?

... major disruption. Once again, the Arctic brought together the world’s leaders, no matter how distant they may be on other issues. Nevertheless, the participants of the meeting inevitably felt the tensions concerning Russia’s annexation of Crimea. www.arctic-council.org Sovereignty and security The Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper affirmed during The Hague summit that Russia continues to cooperate in the Arctic: ”To this point, they have been working with the international community ...

14.04.2014

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