Russia and Norway in the Arctic

... to practically implement them taking into account the approaches of each other’s neighbour, avoiding open confrontation in order to maintain good neighbourly relations. Nevertheless, there are tensions and disagreements particularly on the issue of Svalbard and the neighbouring areas. In view of the Russian-Norwegian Treaty on maritime delimitation and cooperation in the Barents Sea and Arctic Ocean and Norway’s approval of the new Arctic strategy, there is every reason to believe that the good ...