US-Russian Cooperation for a Prosperous and Secure Indo-Pacific Region
... environmental). Due to climate change, there is an exploitation of natural resources and the promotion of trade routes from the Indo-Pacific to Europe and vice versa through the Arctic that are cheaper and faster than the Southern Sea Route. The example of China impels other Asian nations. Japan, South Korea, Singapore, and India are already showing interest. Such activity on the part of Asians allows to consider the Indo-Pacific as the key to the Arctic development. The US and Russia, being at the crossroad of the regions, could play a ...