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

It would be difficult to say there was a breakthrough at the Arctic Council biennial session of the eight member-states’ foreign ministers, which took place on 24-25 April 2015. Some ... ... 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....