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Russia in the Arctic: Challenges and Opportunities

The expansion in the Northern direction offered the nation a variety of unique opportunities, but it also created numerous challenges that other Europeans never confronted Russia is a distinctly Nordic country. Its Arctic coastline stretches for twenty-four thousand kilometers, and almost two thirds of Russia’s territory is covered by permafrost. Among all Arctic states, Russia has by far the most numerous resident communities in the region in total exceeding two million people (approximately a...

28.03.2025

Nuclear “Frost” in the Summer of 2022?

Current nuclear arsenals probably won’t cause a global “nuclear winter”—nonetheless, they will inevitably produce unpredictable geophysical, climatic, and biological consequences The May cold of a nuclear danger On May 12, 2022, the RBC news outlet published an article titled “Peskov responded to Medvedev’s Words About Nuclear War Risk.” The article literally says, “Medvedev said that weapons deliveries to Ukraine and NATO drills in the vicinity of Russia’s borders increase the likelihood of a...

24.05.2022

Climate Change as a Threat Multiplier

Interview with Sherri Goodman is Senior Strategist and member of the Advisory Board at the Center for Climate and Security Sherri Goodman is Senior Strategist and member of the Advisory Board at the Center for Climate and Security, Chair of the Board at the Council on Strategic Risks, Secretary-General of the International Military Council on Climate and Security. Interviewed by Tatyana Kanunnikova. Can climate change be considered a security threat? If yes, why? Sherri Goodman Yes, it is a...

24.11.2021

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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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