The Arctic Council: transition of chairmanship from the US to Finland, further strengthening of Russian-Finnish cooperation
The article deals with the results of the 2 years of the US chairmanship of the Arctic Council, notes positive results and draws attention to the weak points of the US Arctic policy. It reveals that the US has chaired the AC to solve its own problems related to the Arctic. The authors also analyze t...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:a6e40de7d7c540ba9996a4a22111e952 2023-05-15T14:30:39+02:00 The Arctic Council: transition of chairmanship from the US to Finland, further strengthening of Russian-Finnish cooperation Valeriy P. Zhuravel 2017-09-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.17238/issn2221-2698.2017.28.24 https://doaj.org/article/a6e40de7d7c540ba9996a4a22111e952 EN RU eng rus Northern Arctic Federal University https://narfu.ru/upload/iblock/a5f/02_Zhuravel.pdf https://doaj.org/toc/2221-2698 doi:10.17238/issn2221-2698.2017.28.24 2221-2698 https://doaj.org/article/a6e40de7d7c540ba9996a4a22111e952 Арктика и Север, Vol 28, Pp 20-29 (2017) The Arctic Council the Arctic Russia Canada UN Convention on the Law of the Sea Northern Sea Route ice-breaker fleet scientific research national security Social Sciences H article 2017 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.17238/issn2221-2698.2017.28.24 2022-12-31T11:32:09Z The article deals with the results of the 2 years of the US chairmanship of the Arctic Council, notes positive results and draws attention to the weak points of the US Arctic policy. It reveals that the US has chaired the AC to solve its own problems related to the Arctic. The authors also analyze the ministerial meeting in Fairbanks (Alaska) and describe the current Russian position in the Arctic. The foundations of the Finnish Arctic policy and the analysis of the first statements of politicians and experts helps the author to predict the Finland's plans for the chairmanship in the Arctic Council 2017–2019, and its possible impact on settling differences in Russian-American and Russian-Western European relations. In addition, it is important to take a closer look at the role of the Finland’s chairmanship in strengthening the Russian-Finnish cooperation in the run-up of the 100 anniversary of the independent Finnish state (December 2017). It is found that in contrast to Canada, the United States did not transfer the existing contradictions between the US and Russia to the work of the Arctic Council. It largely contributed to the positive results of the US chairmanship, especially on the development of multilateral cooperation of the coast guards, international fisheries in the Arctic Ocean and the problems of communication networks in the Arctic. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Council Arctic Arctic Ocean Law of the Sea Northern Sea Route Alaska Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Arctic Ocean Breaker ENVELOPE(-67.257,-67.257,-67.874,-67.874) Canada Fairbanks Arctic and North 28 24 35 |
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The article deals with the results of the 2 years of the US chairmanship of the Arctic Council, notes positive results and draws attention to the weak points of the US Arctic policy. It reveals that the US has chaired the AC to solve its own problems related to the Arctic. The authors also analyze the ministerial meeting in Fairbanks (Alaska) and describe the current Russian position in the Arctic. The foundations of the Finnish Arctic policy and the analysis of the first statements of politicians and experts helps the author to predict the Finland's plans for the chairmanship in the Arctic Council 2017–2019, and its possible impact on settling differences in Russian-American and Russian-Western European relations. In addition, it is important to take a closer look at the role of the Finland’s chairmanship in strengthening the Russian-Finnish cooperation in the run-up of the 100 anniversary of the independent Finnish state (December 2017). It is found that in contrast to Canada, the United States did not transfer the existing contradictions between the US and Russia to the work of the Arctic Council. It largely contributed to the positive results of the US chairmanship, especially on the development of multilateral cooperation of the coast guards, international fisheries in the Arctic Ocean and the problems of communication networks in the Arctic. |
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The Arctic Council: transition of chairmanship from the US to Finland, further strengthening of Russian-Finnish cooperation |
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