... international North-South transport corridor (INSTC) may connect Russia and India and other major Eurasian powers as Iran and Kazakhstan, while simultaneously engaging Azerbaijan to play a more active role in region-building. Northern Sea route (NSR) and the Arctic, where Russia needs to balance unfriendly Western nations, members of the Arctic Council, as well as an increasingly more active China, is a brand-new venue for the parties’ connectivity cooperation [
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As the newly appointed Ambassador of the Murmansk Region, I am honored to represent a land that is not only strategically vital for Russia but also a symbol of resilience, innovation, and untapped potential. Situated in the Arctic Circle, Murmansk is more than just the world’s largest city above the 68th parallel; it is a hub for geopolitics, economics, and scientific advancements.
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Murmansk plays a crucial role in Russia’s Arctic strategy, serving as ...
The expansion in the Northern direction offered the nation a variety of unique opportunities, but it also created numerous challenges that other Europeans never confronted
Russia is a distinctly Nordic country. Its Arctic coastline stretches for twenty-four thousand kilometers, and almost two thirds of Russia’s territory is covered by permafrost. Among all Arctic states, Russia has by far the most numerous resident communities in the region in total exceeding ...
The possibility of Lapland becoming a central NATO stronghold in Northern Europe would be a new major chapter in the alliance's “Arctic pivot”.
NATO troops and a new command centre may soon appear right next door to Santa Claus's “village”, as Finland and its allies negotiate over the deployment of NATO troops to Lapland,
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Finnish Defence Minister Antti Häkkänen ...
Interview with Rabia Kalfaoglu, Assistant Professor of IR at Recep Tayyip Erdogan University in Rize
Turkey is among non-regional actors in the Arctic. Though the country hasn’t published an Arctic strategy as a separate official document, it still has the vision, interests and goals in the region, as well as a well-established Polar science and research program. Rabia Kalfaoglu, Assistant ...
Interview with Dr Jawahar Vishnu Bhagwat
The development of the Northern Sea Route (NSR) is currently one of Russia’s key strategic projects for the Arctic region. Given its scale and significance, developing the NSR also requires expanding international cooperation and participation in the project. Russia has been actively attracting Indian partners to find areas where the two can work together to ...
... commitments and specific deadlines. The pact aims to produce a fleet of ice-breaking ships to "project power" into the polar regions and enforce international norms and treaties, a senior US administration official told reporters.
The Future of the Arctic Council. RIAC Report
The reference to international norms might sound ironic, when it comes from a country that has never joined the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. Nonetheless, the US has reason to be concerned about its position ...
Interview with Raj Kumar Sharma, Senior Research Fellow at the NatStrat, India
Russia-India relations are evolving and deepening. The Arctic is becoming a critical region for further cooperation between the two countries as Russia - Western relations continue to breakdown. In this light, India-Russia relations could prove to be beneficial to both countries. What are India’s priorities ...
... day of the conference, RIAC Program Manager Natalia Vyakhireva delivered reports on the priorities of Canada’s defense strategy in the “Canada in the Modern World” section and on bolstering defense cooperation between Canada and the U.S. in the Arctic in the “Arctic Cooperation in the Age of Turbulence” section. RIAC Program Manager Yulia Melnikova offered insight into the China thrust of EU foreign policy as a driver of the bloc’s agency as part of the “European Integration in a Changing ...
Interview with professor D Suba Chandran
India has a well-developed Antarctic program, and the country is a relatively new actor in the Arctic. It received an Observer status in the Arctic Council in 2013, published its official Arctic Policy in 2022. India’s interest to the Polar region is growing.
Does India have enough ...
