Developing the Arctic Territories Efficiently

... [3] Expanding international cooperation in developing transportation lines in the Far North could provide solutions to numerous legal problems pertaining to operating in the Arctic. As for Russian legal interests in the Arctic, the legal status of the Northern Sea Route, the national transportation line, is the priority. The issue here arises from climatic and hydrological factors that rule out a single fixed waterway. Notably, Russia's legal standing on the NSR resembles Canada’s approach to the NWP. The United States would ...