Prospects of cooperation in U.S.-Russia relations in the Arctic

The U.S. is going to chair the Arctic Council in 2015. This prospect, together with the current open confrontation in Ukraine, raises some questions concerning ... ... for example, fishing quotas. Do you think that Finland, Sweden, and Norway may form their own Scandinavian policy on the Northern Sea Route (NSR) as opposed to Russia? Do you think Washington will strengthen interactions with the Scandinavian countries ...