The Arctic Century
Towards Dialogue and Negotiations: Conflicting Narratives and the UN's Potential Role in Ending the War in Ukraine
Military solutions received the most attention in Europe and the U.S. during the first two and a half years following the escalation of conflict in Ukraine in February 2022. In late 2024, the situation has started to change...
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Astana and the Port of Murmansk
Strategically located between Russia, China, India and the Greater Middle East, Kazakhstan may have a bright future in what some analysts call the upcoming Asian Century...
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A Discovery is like a Diamond: Oceanologist Alexander Osadchiev on Science, Arctic Research and Global Warming
The Arctic Century has interviewed Alexander Osadchiev, a Russian oceanologist, a leading researcher at the Shirshov Institute of Oceanology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, chief researcher at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences.
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International Cooperation Among the Arctic Indigenous Peoples
The Indigenous People of the North live in an apparently contradictory situation. Given their isolation from traditional trade routes and the harshness of the climate of the regions they live in, they never developed statal organisations, let alone imperial ones, and their land was often subject to territorial conquest by more powerful neighbours...
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Trump Policy Threatens the Europeans and Gives Russia a Breath?
The concept of 'carbon-free vessels', which are expected by the IMO leadership and like-minded western counterparts to be capable of navigating the cold Arctic seas, is experiencing difficulty after change of American administration in January 2025...
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Icebreakers Matter: The U.S.'s Fragile Fleet
We pick up where our previous discussion left off, turning our focus back to the United States; a global Superpower, yet, rather mysteriously, one still far from real Arctic dominance.
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A 'Climate-Benefitting' Russia in the Arctic Discourse
The Arctic discourse has seen a new trend that seeks to change the perspective on climate change in relation to development and presence in the region: a 'climate-benefitting' Russia. We examine strategic documents, policies, and statements that contribute to this shaping image.
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Arctic Hydrology In Need of Consolidation
On 22-23 October, the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute (AARI) hosted a conference dedicated to the conditions and monitoring of the Ob-Yenisey region, addressing broader issues that apply to the Arctic as a whole.
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