Commentary
Alexey Fadeev: A Russian Arctic Perspective on the US National Energy Dominance Council
March 24, 2026 The now-famous slogan «Drill, baby, drill,» which originally emerged in 2008, became a central element of Trump’s energy platform, emphasizing a focus on fossil fuels. The Energy Dominance Council was created as a unified headquarters to radically accelerate resource extraction and exports. It is worth noting that, thanks to a well-executed resource...
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Alexander Makarov on Russia’s Role in International Scientific Cooperation
Breakthrough scientific achievements will be made possible through continued cooperation among countries in the high latitudes. March 20, 2026 In early March, the AARI celebrated the 106th anniversary of the establishment of the Northern Scientific and Commercial Expedition, which became Russia’s premier polar institute. Today, despite difficulties related to the severance of full-scale international ties...
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Increasing Shipping via the Northern Sea Route Is a Priority in Russia-China Relations
March 20, 2026 Up to 6 Voyages of the Arctic Express No. 1 Connecting Moscow, Arkhangelsk, and China via the NSR Are Planned for 2026 Governor of Arkhangelsk region announced the signing of a memorandum of cooperation with the China on organizing voyages of the Arctic Express No. 1 in 2026. Viktoria Pestova, Deputy Minister and...
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Polar Happiness: Why Contented Northerners Are Leaving the Arctic
March 6, 2026 The leading Russian business newspaper Vedomosti has published a new column by Maksim Dankin, Director General of the PORA Expert Center. A large-scale sociological study in the Arctic has recently concluded, surveying more than 13,000 people across all 10 regions of the Arctic Zone of the Russian Federation. The results are paradoxical:...
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Russian Foreign Ministry: «In the Arctic, It’s Time to Get to Work, Not to Wait for a Fair Wind»
March 13, 2026 «It is absolutely clear to us that now, in the Arctic, it’s time to get to work, not to wait for a fair wind. We see that the number of countries wishing to cooperate with Russia in the high latitudes is growing. A circle of international partners is effectively forming, including those...
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Elena Maslova on Italy’s New Arctic Strategy
It would be wrong to think that Italy’s geographical distance from the Arctic and its Mediterranean climate are barriers to its foreign policy thinking and behavior March 10, 2026 The official title of the strategy is: «Italy’s Arctic Policy. Italy and the Arctic: Values of Cooperation in a Rapidly Changing Region.» Three ministries worked on...
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Vladislav Maslennikov: Arctic Remains a Core Priority for Russia
March 4, 2026 I am pleased to welcome you to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation and to have this opportunity to tell you about one of the many areas of our work – the Arctic. As I understand it, this topic is close and interesting to many of you. For our...
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Pavel Devyatkin Analyzes Historical Dynamics of the Russia-USA-China Triangle
Issues of mutual trust within the Russia–USA–China triangle were raised in a lecture by Pavel Devyatkin, Senior Fellow at The Arctic Institute (USA), Non-resident Fellow at the Quincy Institute (USA), and Visiting Lecturer at HSE University. Since the 1970s, the ideologues and practitioners of American «realpolitik» have pondered the nature of the relationship between Russia...
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