The Arctic Century

Past, present, and future of the Northern Forum.

Western and Russian narratives of the crisis in Ukraine both push toward escalation. Reframing them is what opens room for negotiation—and for the UN.

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...

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.

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 organizations, let alone imperial ones, and their land was often subject to territorial conquest by more powerful neighbors...

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...

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.

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.

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.

Since 1945, the US has pursued a grand strategy that prioritizes building and maintaining its unrivaled network of allies and partners...