Commentary
Irina Strelnikova: «The Icebreaker Fleet Deficit Remains a Critical Vulnerability for the United States»
PORА expert on the U.S. icebreaker fleet as a stumbling block in its struggle for influence in the Arctic Attention to the icebreaker fleets of Russia and the United States intensified after a Russian delegation at the 31st session of the Assembly of the International Seabed Authority in late July 2026 refused to recognize the...
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Maksim Dankin: The preferential regime in the Arctic should become more adaptive
At the Arctic – Regions Forum, participants discussed how to improve the effectiveness and transparency of preferential regimes and better account for the specific characteristics of different territories and industries Maksim Dankin, Director General of the Project Office for Arctic Development (PORA) and a member of the Public Chamber of Russia, served as moderator and...
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Ekaterina Serova on RBC-TV: Paradigms of Perception of the Northern Sea Route by Russia and China
For Russia, the NSR is a national transport artery and an element of the spatial development of the Arctic, while for China, the NSR primarily serves a transit function On August 11, 2026, during the broadcast of the program «The Day. The Main News» on RBC-TV, Ekaterina Serova, Director of the International Department of the...
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Milena Milich: Climate Agenda as a Driver of Regional Resilience
From the Sakhalin experiment to an Arctic model of low-carbon development; regional climate policy can be not declarative, but managerially coherent and economically meaningful The 2nd International Forum «Islands of Sustainable Development: Climate and Ecology,» held on Sakhalin at the end of July 2026, reaffirmed once again that the climate agenda in Russia today is...
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Sergey Nikonorov: Arctic cities are becoming drivers of a new economy
The Arctic could become a powerful macro-region with a sustainable economy and high quality of life, provided that its resource orientation is balanced with investments in human capital, technology, and ecology The Arctic is an outpost, a space where the technologies of the future are born. It is here, in the polar cities, that solutions...
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Aleksandra Nikanorova: «Franz Josef Land is Becoming Accessible for Cruise Tourism Again»
This is a factor in the sustainable development of the islands’ infrastructure and in creating conditions for strengthening activities related to the study, protection, and monitoring of rare animal species and unique landscapes Starting in 2027, the nuclear icebreaker «50 Years of Victory» will carry tourists to Franz Josef Land, reports Vedomosti Severo-Zapad, citing the...
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Vyacheslav Maracha: The Transit Potential of the Transarctic Transport Corridor Must Become the Main Growth Driver
The TTC – from a potential alternative to the Suez Canal route to a strategic necessity for global logistics The thesis that the Transarctic Transport Corridor (TTC) could become an alternative to the Suez Canal route for some Asian countries by reducing distance and shipping costs between Asia and Europe is commented on by Vyacheslav...
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Victoria Pestova on Arkhangelsk proposals for Arctic Zone and Transarctic Corridor development
Reduced railway freight rates to Arkhangelsk and Murmansk are required, as well as the establishment of bonded zones in Arctic ports for duty-free cargo storage On July 27, 2026, in Arkhangelsk, a meeting chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Yury Trutnev discussed the comprehensive development project for the Arctic Zone and the Transarctic Transport Corridor (TTC)....
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