... 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 ... ... political perspective on Arctic navigation, the strategic raw material potential of the Arctic, and the prospects of utilizing the Northern Sea Route. Additionally, it offers Turkish students the opportunity to study at the University Centre in Svalbard.
What ...
The U.S. is going to chair the Arctic Council in 2015. This prospect, together with the current open confrontation in Ukraine, raises some questions concerning ... ... for example, fishing quotas.
Do you think that Finland, Sweden, and Norway may form their own Scandinavian policy on the Northern Sea Route (NSR) as opposed to Russia? Do you think Washington will strengthen interactions with the Scandinavian countries ...
... on the rise, environmental safety seems an absolute priority, raising the need for a qualitatively new level of responsible international cooperation in this critical area. Withthe world's longest coastline in the North, Russia viewsenvironmental protection inthe Arctic as a strategic necessity. A healthy ecosystem, stable access to natural resources, protection of the region’s unique flora and fauna, and prevention of emergencies along the Northern Sea Route and atoffshore production sitesconstitute a string of keyproblems that can onlybe resolved only through the ...
... realization of transport and transit opportunities promises to deliver powerful multiplicative and complex-forming effects.
The Arctic transportation system should be focused on the Northern Sea Route with adjacent railway and river lines, aviation, highways and coastal infrastructure. However, numerous problems ... ... icebreaker support.
These solutions will unquestionably require the government to play a major role, but also necessitate efficient international cooperation and the integrated consolidation of political and economic resources.
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