Commentary
Maksim Dankin Highlights Arctic Economic and Investment Potential to Indian Media
In an interview with an Indian The Print, PORA Director General Maksim Dankin highlighted promising avenues for economic collaboration between Russia and India within the Arctic region. The discussion encompassed potential strategies for bolstering bilateral trade relations. Interviewer: What economic opportunities does Arctic cooperation with Russia offer India in the current geopolitical situation? Maksim Dankin:...
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Russia Is Neither the West Nor the East, But the North
Andrey Golovnev, Director of the Peter the Great Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography (the Kunstkamera), lectured about Russia’s northernness as a fundamental aspect of its civilization. The lecture also addressed the need to consider certain historical interpretations, particularly regarding Kievan Rus’. Essentially, it [Kievan Rus’] is northern — Ladoga, Novgorod, Varangian. Kyiv emerged later as...
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Russia’s Arctic Shipping Ambitions: International Perspectives and Future Scenarios
What are the possible scenarios for the evolution of the NSR and the Trans-Arctic Transport Corridor through 2035?
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Maksim Dankin: The Future of the Arctic is Being Decided in Greenland
January 22, 2026 The Greenland case transcends a local storyline and becomes a focal point where key questions about the Arctic’s future converge. US President Donald Trump has repeatedly and in various contexts stated his intention to establish control over Greenland. Why the US wants to take the island, and how this situation could benefit...
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