Russia in the Arctic. Will the State Commission be its helmsman?

• Published in: Arctic and North
• Main Author: Valeriy P. Zhuravel
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; Russian
• Published: Northern Arctic Federal University 2016
• Subjects: Arctic; the development; the State Commission; the problems; Social Sciences; H
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.17238/issn2221-2698.2016.23.5; https://doaj.org/article/9edcaafdf50b495bae11959b72fe914b

The article is focused on the analysis of the decisions on the development and exploration of the Arctic. It also reveals the activity of the State Commission on the Development of the Arctic. It notes the slow solution of problems of energy, information, transportation security of the remote settlements in the Russian Arctic. Unresolved issues of legal support of the guarantee and compensation system caused a certain degree of concern for persons working on the territory of the North in the Arctic. This list of existing problems could be extended. Activities of the State Commission confirm the thesis that Russia intends to provide reliable and long-term national interests in the Arctic.