On April 13, 2016 the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) in collaboration with
the Pew Charitable Trusts
held a round table discussion “Navigation in the Arctic: Promoting Cooperation and Addressing Challenges.” The event was attended by diplomats, representatives of government agencies, expert community and academic circles of Russia, the United States and Canada.
The discussion was opened by RIAC President Igor Ivanov. Welcoming remarks were delivered by Deputy Secretary of the Russian Security Council Vladimir Nazarov, Russian Foreign Ministry’s Ambassador at Large and Russia’s Senior Delegate ...
... the continued increase in traffic and development, it is essential that investments in vessels, marine navigation and inland infrastructure are made.
Corporate Parity aims to present the platform to discuss the updates in various sectors within the Arctic between Canada and Russia. These are matters of great worldwide importance from both private and overseas community.
The updated perspective:
Consists of a combination of case study from large multinational enterprises and governments – in order to maximize ...
The US space agency has forked out $490m for six seats for its astronauts to get to the ISS on board one of the Russian Federal Space Agency's (Roscosmos) Soyuz spacecraft. Nasa's space shuttles were stopped in 2011 as the organisation set about sending its astronauts to the ISS on board privately developed spacecrafts like SpaceX. However, a shortfall in funding from the US Congress has meant the space agency is down about a billion dollars on what it requested since 2011. As a result, the first...
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[8] “Canadian ...
... define a formula for a final settlement, the sides should then switch to a three-party regime.
The Arctic's Western Front
Under an optimistic scenario, the grounds for official talks may emerge in two or three years.
The current positions of Denmark and Canada on the Arctic delimitation can provide some insights on their future negotiation tactics.
First, Copenhagen and Ottawa are expected to initially agree on the demarcation of their Arctic EEZs to have a united front vis-à-vis Russia.
Second, Denmark's presentation ...
... coastline stretching over 20,000 km2, is the biggest Arctic state. The population of the Russian Arctic consists of approximately two million people, including twenty-seven ethnic minorities, totaling about 200,000 people. Canada is the second largest Arctic state. Canada’s Arctic coastline comprises nearly 75% of the country’s total shoreline, and the Canadian North accounts for 40% of the country’s landmass, but only about 100,000 Canadians live there, 80% of whom are indigenous peoples. The ...
... between Russia and the Ukraine. In approaching the Russian community in this manner, it will not close the door on the Conservative Party for future endeavors. The second major concern within Canada is about Russia and its potential for a claim on what Canada sees as its sovereign Arctic region. This could be addressed through the lobbying of a peaceful existence free from the Sanctions which would allow Canada to retain is sovereignty over the region. The basis of the discussion being that both countries can jointly develop their ...
... the Arctic offers one of the few avenues for cooperation that still contains a tangible constructiveness and willingness for cooperation among the member countries.
Also of great importance is the fact that the United States, which will to take up the Arctic Council presidency from Canada this year, appears eager to isolate its function from international turbulence for the sake of closer cooperation.
I believe the next two years will be immensely significant in view of mutual socialization for the Arctic Council members, especially ...
... states comprising Denmark, Canada, Norway, Russia and the United States. The 2011 Agreement on Cooperation in Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue also appears to provide a healthy basis for joint activities for Russia, Canada, and the other Arctic states.
Canada is one of the most actively anti-Russian countries and was the first to impose sanctions against Russian and Ukrainian politicians. Ottawa has also suspended its participation in the Russian-Canadian Intergovernmental Economic Commission and shirked ...
... a vacuum”, as the saying goes. Many countries are known to aspire to join the Arctic Council or cooperate with this organization as observers.
The mistake committed by the Canadian ministers should not be exploited by finding a replacement for Canada on the Arctic Council in its absence or by making its positions worse at the Council’s future events. As legal experts are well aware, Canada’s absence from the Arctic Council creates a lot of procedural opportunities for reducing its role there....
