... and the West could not help but affect the Arctic and were primarily manifested in curtailing bilateral and multilateral communication channels between law enforcement and security agencies and military bodies (the Arctic Coast Guard Forum is the only Arctic security format in which Russian continues to participate). This results in weakened confidence between the parties, the misperception of military steps, and intensified aggressive military rhetoric on both sides. In such circumstances, any old dispute remaining in the relatively ...
... Arctic infrastructure and the economy. Second, to modernize its military presence to protect those investments, all while counterbalancing the aspirations of the United States and NATO.
Western journalists regularly accuse Russia of militarizing the Arctic. In reality, Russia’s only real military presence here is in Arkhangelsk and Murmansk. These ports are Russia’s only access point to the world’s ocean. Strategically, there are no other viable options. Developing the Arctic economically through new shipping ...
... region and the inevitable decline of the AZRF have been far less noticeable.
Along with the socioeconomic development AZRF, Moscow has continued to bolster Russia’s defence capabilities in the region. For instance, the military infrastructure of the Russian Arctic is being improved by reconstructing several polar airfields and military bases that will be used as dual-purpose facilities (for both military and civil purposes). In all, 13 airfields, a ground aeronautical range, and ten radar locations and air ...
... of Defense, the Foreign Ministry and the Swedish National Defence Research Institute.
The following issues were discussed during the meeting: security in the Baltic Sea area, state and areas for further development of international cooperation in the Arctic, possibility for restoring dialogue between Russia and NATO, as well as some aspects of bilateral Russian-Swedish relations. The meeting was also attended by diplomats from the political department of the Embassy of Sweden.
... Programs, and Natalia Vyakhireva, RIAC Program Manager.
The meeting focused on RIAC project on international cooperation in the Arctic, the North American area of RIAC research, and prospects for interaction with Canadian think tanks on cooperation between Russia and Canada in the Arctic.
... November 9, 2018, Rune Resaland, the Ambassador of Norway to Russia, visited Russian International Affairs Council.
The Norwegian diplomat got acquainted with the current RIAC activities in the area of European security and international cooperation in the Arctic. The issues of expanding Russian-Norwegian cooperation through analytical centers and public organizations were discussed.
... environmental management,
— research in order to support the spatial planning in the marine Arctic.
The participants of the discussion noted the importance of the topic stated for discussion, underscoring the need to develop approaches to protect Russia’s interests in the Arctic at all levels of regional interaction. Systematic and continuous work should be performed to clarify the conceptual framework to determine the formats and quality of international cooperation in the area of ecology and environmental protection....
... which are subject to restrictive measures are listed in respective lists published by the Office of Foreign Assets Control:
Sectoral Sanctions Identifications List (SSI List);
Specially Designated Nationals List (SDN List).
Alexander Pilyasov, Alexander Kotov:
The Russian Arctic: Potential for International Cooperation
In July [
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] and September 2014, the Office of Foreign Assets Control – OFAC adopted four Directives, in which the oil and gas industry in the Arctic is directly concerned in Directive 4 ...
... broader agenda of cooperation on specific, attainable measures across different issues areas is also important for another reason: to help stabilize the relationship and buffer against conflict in the future. The analyses that follow examine prospects for Russia-U.S. cooperation in several crucial regions and fields: economics, energy, the Arctic, Euro-Atlantic security, the Middle East, strategic stability, cybersecurity, and countering terrorism and extremism. The report offer concrete, actionable recommendations in each area.
Contributors
: Heather A. Conley, William Courtney, R. Kim ...
... intensifying confrontation between the US and Russia. Norway's role in improving the prospect of a successful US nuclear first strike received a fierce response from the Russian Ambassador to Norway, Ramishvili, who predicted there ‘will be no peaceful Arctic anymore’ and Norway would ‘have to face head-on Russia and Russian military might’. A similar warning was issued in November 2011, when President Medvedev announced that to prevent nuclear war, Russia may have to launch a limited military strike to decapitate NATO’s missile defence components when ...
