... beautifully links the international community. One of the developments that Russia is pushing for today is to build roads in Siberia to the Arctic. India also wants to play a role in the economic development and discuss ideas. We want to be part of Russia’s route in the Arctic. Once it opens, which the climate is ensuring, the Northern Sea Route will be open for a larger part of the year. India is very keen on that, but it does not want to claim land. Unlike Antarctic, which is part of the global commons, every country with a physical presence in the Arctic will be the first ...
... 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 ...
... be qualified as international. Accordingly, the transformation of the NSR into a full-fledged international transit route connecting North America and the EU countries with Asian markets may raise the issue of revising the legal status of a number of Russian Arctic straits in favor of their greater internationalization.
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In summary, it should be noted that the current model of the Northern Sea Route development provides for its priority use for exporting resources, mainly mineral (energy), from the Arctic regions of the Russian Federation to three key areas: North America, Western Europe, and Asia-Pacific. Despite the “resource” ...
... For instance, in February 2019, the Russian media
drew major attention
to the words of U.S. Adm. James Foggo, commander of the U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa, who said that “the United States would not allow Russia and China to dominate the Arctic and control the Northern Sea Route”. Russia
responded
by announcing rules for the passage of foreign warships in the NSR. Even though this media hullaballoo mostly produces populist and rather ignorant statements, there are, sadly, sufficient grounds to seriously think about them too.
Overall ...
... use ships without ice strengthening.
Of course, international transit shipments along the Northern Sea Route are not developing as fast as had been hoped, but certain progress has been made in this area.
To prevent and relieve emergencies along the Northern Sea Route and in the Arctic as a whole, the Ministry for Civil Defence, Emergencies, and Disaster Relief of the Russian Federation formed a unit that entails building 11 comprehensive Arctic rescue and emergency centres.
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Currently, five centres are in operation in the Northwestern Federal District (Naryan-Mar, Arkhangelsk, Vorkuta and Murmansk) and one is in ...
On October 11, 2018, RIAC held a discussion focusing on integrated management of marine spaces in the Arctic Ocean beyond national jurisdictions. The meeting started with the presentation of a draft report on this issue moderated ... ... the discussion noted the importance of the topic stated for discussion, underscoring the need to develop approaches to protect Russia’s interests in the Arctic at all levels of regional interaction. Systematic and continuous work should be performed to ...
... Government Commission on Arctic Development may contribute to it as a coordinating body ensuring interaction between the Russian governmental bodies and various organizations when resolving socioeconomic and other issues pertaining to developing the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation and to ensuring national security.
The Northern Sea Route: National Regime in the Changing International Context
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... RIAC Deputy Programme Director Timur Makhmutov.
RIAC / Daria Kholopova
As part of the discussion, representatives of the Russian and Chinese expert community considered the prospects for China’s cooperation with Arctic governments, in particular Russia, as well as the economic potential of developing Arctic resources and the Northern Sea Route.
... requires a constant exchange of information among the countries of the region and other interested actors, using the Arctic Council framework for it along with other platforms.
Igor Ivanov's welcome speech
, in Russian
Rosatomflot Presentation
, in Russian
Vladimir Pavlenko: Northern Sea Route (NSR) and Development of the Arctic Coastal Areas
NarFU Presentation "Transportation challenges in the North from education and research perspective"
Round table “Shipping in the Arctic: Challenges and Opportunities for Cooperation”
On 26 May, 2011 during the G8 meeting in Deauville (France) the Russian and U.S. presidents
issued
a joint statement on cooperation in the Bering Strait ... ... navigation safety. There is no doubt that сooperation between Russia and the U.S. in the Arctic as a whole and in the Bering Strait in particular benefits both sides, and is... ... even the holding of military exercises and maneuvers
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Northern Sea Route
The United States, being one of the largest economies in the world...
