Search: Arctic,Russia,International law (5 materials)

The Future of the Arctic Council

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 ...

06.07.2023

The Arctic Is a Complex Region Which Cannot Be Designated with a Single Status

... Minority Law at the University of Lapland As part of the series of interviews “International Law in Action,” a second interview took place with Kamrul Hossai n... ... Minority Law at the University of Lapland. Prof. Hossain spoke on topical problems of the Arctic not only within the legal domain but also in the environmental and militarization... ... regional and global interests; and as a region of greater strategic importance for Russia resulting in increased militarization on its part, which causes tensions in terms...

16.10.2020

Arctic Maritime Security: A View from Russia and Britain

... Security in the Arctic: A View from Russia and Britain” as part of a joint project of Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and the Royal United Services Institute, RUSI “Russian-British Security Dialogue”. The seminar was attended by leading Russian and British experts on maritime security, international law, the Arctic, transport and logistics. The participants discussed the existing and potential security challenges and threats in the Arctic, the issues of interaction between the two countries in ensuring freedom of navigation and the legal status of the region,...

17.10.2019

Where does the Northern Sea Route Lead To?

... cannot be extended to warships within the EEZ, which is openly stated in the preamble to the draft. Thus, we can conclude that Russia does not intend to introduce a notification-based or authorization-based procedure for warships beyond the territorial sea in the NSR water area. What can be contested? Andrey Zagorsky, Andrey Zagorsky: Integrated Marine Management in the Arctic Nonetheless, introducing a notification-based procedure of navigation for warships within the territorial sea appears dubious from the standpoint of international law. At the very least, there are fewer arguments in support of this move than for introducing an authorization-based ...

18.03.2019

RIAC Holds Discussion on Integrated Management of Arctic Marine Space

On October 11, 2018, RIAC held a discussion focusing on integrated management of marine spaces in the Arctic Ocean beyond national jurisdictions. The meeting started with the presentation of a draft report on this issue moderated ... ... 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 ...

16.10.2018

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  1. 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%)
    U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity  
     30 (28%)
    U.S. wants to dissolve Russia  
     24 (22%)
    U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China  
     21 (19%)
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