THE PROJECT «ICE SILK ROAD» WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE INITIATIVE «ONE BELT AND ONE ROAD» AS THE REALIZATION OF THE INTERESTS OF RUSSIA AND CHINA IN THE ARCTIC REGION

The article discusses the place and importance of the Arctic region and the Northern Sea Route on the geopolitical map of the world. The author defines the interests of the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China in the Arctic, characterizes the project “Ice Silk Road” within the frame...

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Published in:RUDN Journal of Political Science
Main Author: Kristina M Mikhaylichenko
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Russian
Published: Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University) 2019
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.22363/2313-1438-2019-21-2-333-345
https://doaj.org/article/b894ce32fbca46878cf79286443ec149
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Summary:The article discusses the place and importance of the Arctic region and the Northern Sea Route on the geopolitical map of the world. The author defines the interests of the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China in the Arctic, characterizes the project “Ice Silk Road” within the framework of the initiative “One Belt and One Road”, analyzes the existing Russian-Chinese cooperation and identifies the most promising areas of cooperation. The author comes to the conclusion about the global potential of the Arctic cooperation between the two countries.