A Step Forwards, or a Step Backwards? Arctic Council ministerial meeting in Iqaluit (Canada)

... REUTERS/NASA/Chris Larsen/Pixstream Pavel Gudev: Arctic Uncertainty In the context of the profound crisis in relations between Russia and the West there is a great temptation to blame the absence of new agreements on the unconstructive approach of the western countries. But the successes and failures of the Arctic Council should be assessed primarily on the basis of the expectations that its members associated with the action plans that were agreed two years ago. If this is the basis for comparison, it would be difficult to see the last session of the Arctic ...