... Mexico State University.
Deputy Director of Programs Timur Makhmutov and Program Assistant Ksenia Kuzmina represented RIAC at the meeting.
RIAC Officers presented the International Cooperation in the Arctic project. Participants of the event discussed Russian policy in the Arctic, opportunities for resource development in the Polar regions and prospects for Russia’s cooperation with Arctic and non-Arctic states. Particular attention was given to environment protection in the Arctic.
... related issues can negatively affect cooperation or they can actually stimulate it in some way?
Oran Young
Dr. Oran Young
: Accounts of the militarization of the Arctic are greatly exaggerated. There is a certain increase in military activity in the Arctic, but in case of Russia, for example, much of this is simply reoccupying facilities that were abandoned during the period of economic crisis. I don’t think this is an indicator of any sort of serious political or military conflict in the Arctic. The problem I see is ...
... of an Arctic Coast Guard Forum suggest the Arctic is an area for constructive engagement. Nevertheless, challenges do exist. Western sanctions imposed against Russia over Ukraine have slowed bilateral cooperation on less controversial issues in the Arctic. Moreover, Russia’s increased military presence in the region threatens to provoke responsive postures from NATO, a dynamic that could spiral into a militarization of the region. The danger of this increases against a background of overall distrust. The Arctic ...
... the Environmental Doctrine of the Russian Federation (approved by order of the Government of the Russian Federation no. 1225-r of 31 August 2002) and other regulations appear relevant to the NSR water area as well. During a large-scale analysis of the Russian Arctic seas supported by the Ministry for Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation a project of protected marine territories’ system was drafted. The system which would allow ensuring preservation of the biological diversity of the ...
On October 31, 2016, 5th Conference of China-Russia Arctic Workshop took place in Quingdao (PRC). The event was organized by Ocean University of China.
The participants of the conference discussed Russia and China strategies in the Arctic region; the main areas and challenges in cooperation of the two ...
... talk to each other, our common interests and personal relationships are a solid enough foundation for a fruitful cooperation in the Arctic in the foreseeable future.
From your point of view, what is one most promising, area of cooperation between the Arctic states, in Russian and the US in particular?
Paul Berkman:
There are examples in both Polar regions. In Antarctica at the height of the Cold War science was used as a tool of diplomacy, and brought the United States and Soviet Union together to sign the Antarctic ...
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Conference “International Cooperation in the Arctic: New Challenges and Vectors of Development”
Media coverage
Russia Direct:
So far, cooperation in the Arctic not affected by geopolitics
Russia Direct:
20 years of promoting peace in the Arctic
Russia Beyond The Headlines:
Russia to develop icebreaker able to clear passage through 5-meter ice
Sputnik:
US, Russia Can Do Better Job on Scientific Research in Arctic Region
Sputnik:
Oslo, Moscow Enjoy Good Cooperation in Arctic Despite Geopolitical ...
... ships in Kola Bay and vessels within the city limits of Salekhard, and in the Krasnoselkup and Pur districts of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Region.
Let me talk in greater detail about preserving the pristine nature of the Russian North.
At present the Russian Arctic has 28 specially protected natural reserves of federal significance, which include the tundra and Arctic desert ecosystems and landscapes, marine ecosystems, flora and fauna.
The overall territory of these natural reserves is 22.5 million hectares,...
... the Arctic Council.
The Report examines non-regional actors’ interests in the Arctic, their policy frameworks in the region and principal areas of Arctic studies. Authors also explore the Asian states’ positions on the international status of the Arctic. Specific attention is given to the prospects of cooperation between Russia and India, China, Republic of Korea, Japan, Singapore in developing the region.
Authors:
A.N. Fedorovsky, Dr. of Economics (Part 3); L.V. Filippova (Foreword); T.A. Makhmutov, Ph.D. in Political Science (Foreword); H. Nadarajah (Part 5); V.E. Petrovsky,...
... the Arctic Council
Mikko HAUTALA
, Ambassador of Finland to Russia
John Francis TEFFT
, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of
the USA to Russia
Scott HIGHLEYMAN
, International Arctic Director at the Pew Charitable Trusts
As well as senior Arctic officials of Russia, Norway, and Iceland, high representatives of ministries and government institutions from Denmark and Canada, large businesses, leading experts from the Member States and Observer States of the Arctic Council.
Working languages - Russian and English....
