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The possibility of Lapland becoming a central NATO stronghold in Northern Europe would be a new major chapter in the alliance's “Arctic pivot”. NATO troops and a new command centre may soon appear right next door to Santa Claus's “village”, as Finland and its allies negotiate over the deployment of NATO troops to Lapland, states Finnish Defence Minister Antti Häkkänen ...
Interview with Rabia Kalfaoglu, Assistant Professor of IR at Recep Tayyip Erdogan University in Rize Turkey is among non-regional actors in the Arctic. Though the country hasn’t published an Arctic strategy as a separate official document, it still has the vision, interests and goals in the region, as well as a well-established Polar science and research program. Rabia Kalfaoglu, Assistant ...
Interview with Dr Jawahar Vishnu Bhagwat The development of the Northern Sea Route (NSR) is currently one of Russia’s key strategic projects for the Arctic region. Given its scale and significance, developing the NSR also requires expanding international cooperation and participation in the project. Russia has been actively attracting Indian partners to find areas where the two can work together to ...
... commitments and specific deadlines. The pact aims to produce a fleet of ice-breaking ships to "project power" into the polar regions and enforce international norms and treaties, a senior US administration official told reporters. The Future of the Arctic Council. RIAC Report The reference to international norms might sound ironic, when it comes from a country that has never joined the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. Nonetheless, the US has reason to be concerned about its position ...
Interview with Raj Kumar Sharma, Senior Research Fellow at the NatStrat, India Russia-India relations are evolving and deepening. The Arctic is becoming a critical region for further cooperation between the two countries as Russia - Western relations continue to breakdown. In this light, India-Russia relations could prove to be beneficial to both countries. What are India’s priorities ...
... day of the conference, RIAC Program Manager Natalia Vyakhireva delivered reports on the priorities of Canada’s defense strategy in the “Canada in the Modern World” section and on bolstering defense cooperation between Canada and the U.S. in the Arctic in the “Arctic Cooperation in the Age of Turbulence” section. RIAC Program Manager Yulia Melnikova offered insight into the China thrust of EU foreign policy as a driver of the bloc’s agency as part of the “European Integration in a Changing ...
Interview with professor D Suba Chandran India has a well-developed Antarctic program, and the country is a relatively new actor in the Arctic. It received an Observer status in the Arctic Council in 2013, published its official Arctic Policy in 2022. India’s interest to the Polar region is growing. Does India have enough ...
Interview with G A V Reddy and Ajay Sah In recent years, Russia has perceived India as one of its key partners in the Arctic. In turn, India is taking an active interest in the region. The country’s goals and objectives are outlined in the official Arctic Policy, with practical steps in the Arctic underway in line with the Document. What areas are of key interest to ...
... recently discussed the possibility of exploring new transport corridors like the Northern Sea Route (NSR) and the Eastern Maritime Corridor (EMC) between Vladivostok and Chennai. Both sides also agreed that Indian seafarers will be trained on Polar and Arctic waters at the Russian Maritime Training Institute in Vladivostok, which is equipped with simulators. The meeting was held on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum in the far-Eastern city of Vladivostok. The Indian side was led by Sarbananda ...
Working Paper No. 75 / 2023 Working Paper No. 75 / 2023 This Working Paper analyses the March 3 and June 8, 2022, Joint Statements made by the seven Western Arctic Council member states in the current political and legal context of environmental and economic management in the northern polar region. Taking existing academic publications on the status of the Arctic Council, the authors examine various options ...
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| U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity |
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| U.S. wants to dissolve Russia |
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| U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China |
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