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The Arctic Frontier - Armed with Cooperation

... an impeding disaster, yet as the Arctic melts 22% of the worlds undiscovered gas and oil reserves can be found offshore strategically located within its reach. So, it is... ... critical gas hydrates. Secondly, as waters warm it may open up some industries like energy and shipping, but affect others like fishing. In warmer waters the fish will... ... they could easily use this opportunity to fish legally as both these nations see the Arctic as a way to reignite their faltering stocks. In the USA’s case melting ice has been more of a bad issue as it undermined exploratory...

11.12.2013

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Andrei Zagorsky: Improving the odds of an Arctic gamble

At the same time as the Pentagon released its first Arctic Strategy with the goal of protecting U.S. interests in the region and saving ... ... very strict environmental restrictions. which also now include the lessons from the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. If the same incident happens in the Arctic, the consequences... ... on environmental challenges and to work on environmental projects or to invest into energy projects in the Arctic? A.Z.: Everything here is important because everything...

28.11.2013

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In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?

U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements	33 (31%)
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U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China	21 (19%)