A Suspended Arctic Council: New Hope with Norway’s Chairmanship

... pressures amid this ongoing conflict. Further, resupply access to Russian coal mining communities settled on Svalbard Island also continues uninterrupted despite all odds. [ 7 ] All these existing mechanisms are positive acknowledgements with a hope to what Norway, with its upcoming leadership role in the Council, could further achieve in the region. Current Challenges Luiza Brodt: Increased Asian engagement in the Arctic and Russia-India cooperation in the region In the last two years, the Arctic Council under Russian chairmanship has failed to meet its desired objective. There are multiple reasons associated with this, the primary being the termination of every form of western ...