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The Arctic Frontier - Armed with Cooperation

In the midst of the 20th century the Arctic resembled a geopolitical playground where two superpowers ... ... cannot be crossed alone. As customary Casing Point will take an energy based angle and to assist analysis will draw from the recent ... ... different types and specific bilateral relations, like those between Russia and the US. Interestingly, even though energy issues were ... ... where an estimated 30% of world's untapped gas and 15% of oil is preserved (Daily Mail, 2013). A similar claim was made by ...

11.12.2013

Andrei Zagorsky: Improving the odds of an Arctic gamble

At the same time as the Pentagon released its first Arctic Strategy with the goal of protecting U.S. interests in the region and saving the region’s environment, Russian officials, academics, businesses and environmentalists are preparing for an ... ... very strict environmental restrictions. which also now include the lessons from the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. If the same incident happens in the Arctic, the consequences... ... on environmental challenges and to work on environmental projects or to invest into energy projects in the Arctic? A.Z.: Everything here is important because everything...

28.11.2013

Poll conducted

  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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