... in the Arctic, with China as a key player among them. Several Canadian analysts believe that Chinese initiatives should be welcomed, but they should be treated with caution.
Common Interests and Risks for Russia and Canada
Countries in East Asia — China, Japan, South Korea — are interested in revising the legal status of the Arctic. They advocate
greater transparency
in the region, support the idea of loosening Russian and Canadian control over the Northern Sea Route and the Northwest Passage, and call for the preferential use of these routes with a view to their future “internationalization.” In short, we can say that these countries want to revise the legal regime in the Arctic to the benefit ...
... the United States that was concluded in 2017 entered into force in May 2018.
In October 2018, an agreement prohibiting commercial fishing in the Central Arctic Ocean was officially signed. The principal parameters of the agreement were approved by the Arctic “five” (Canada, Denmark, Norway, Russia and the United States), Iceland, China, South Korea, Japan and the European Union back in November 2017, but it took time to fine-tune some technical details.
Pavel Gudev :
The Northern Sea Route: а National or an International Transportation Corridor?
Russia’s bilateral relations with individual states involved in Arctic affairs developed in a satisfactory manner. Joint steps are being taken with Norway to protect the marine ...
... Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) held a roundtable on the theme “
The Arctic Dimension of Eurasian Integration
” on 19 April 2016. The key speech was... ... Executive Director of the Institute of Polar Law and Policy of the Ocean University of China. The speech focused on China’s interests and the foundations of its strategy... ... particular Russia, as well as the economic potential of developing Arctic resources and the Northern Sea Route.
