... development of Russia's Arctic resources. Turkish shipyards, particularly Kuzey Star Shipyard, have secured contracts from Rosatom to build floating docks and dual-fuel icebreakers. These vessels are indispensable for the operational efficiency of the Northern Sea Route. Additionally, Turkish firms are participating in electrifying drilling rigs in Russia's Arctic zone, demonstrating an economic dimension to the bilateral cooperation. This project underscores Turkey's technological and industrial contributions to Arctic infrastructure.
While Russia and Turkey's cooperation in the Arctic is expanding,...
... 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 ...
... 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 ...
... less and less legitimate.
A decrease in the ice cover in the Arctic may also lead to the fact that traditional routes of the Northern Sea Route, which now pass through the internal sea waters, the territorial sea, and the exclusive economic zone of the Russian Federation, will become more high-latitude. If this happens, the Northern Sea Route will run entirely through the offshore waters, that is, outside the zones of sovereignty and jurisdiction of the Russian Federation. Russia, in this case, will no longer have any legal authority to control shipping, and the NSR may ...
... 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 ...
... changes. In 2018, the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation and Rosatom agreed to
divide
their powers on the management of the Northern Sea Route. The Ministry will retain its powers with regard to: the legal regulation of navigation on the Northern Sea Route; Russia’s compliance with its international obligations; supervising and monitoring functions, including the approval of navigation safety standards and requirements, etc. Meanwhile, Rosatom will have the powers of the principal operator of the Northern ...
... environmental management,
— research in order to support the spatial planning in the marine Arctic.
The participants of 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 clarify the conceptual framework to determine the formats and quality of international cooperation in the area of ecology and ...
... 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 ...
