Putin’s war in Ukraine jeopardizes Russia’s expansive goals in the Arctic
In small ways and large, Vladimir Putin’s recent escalation of the Russian war in Ukraine has “put in…
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Moscow set to claim even more of Arctic on basis of research by Russian Navy
Research by Russian naval vessels will allow Moscow to claim even more of the Arctic Ocean as extending…
Moscow pushing even more expansive claims on Arctic
On March 31, the Russian government filed two new submissions to the UN body overseeing sea borders regarding…
Moscow close to UN recognition that its continental shelf extends far into the Arctic
After almost 20 years of Russian lobbying, a subgroup of the UN Commission on the Limits of the…
Foreign naval vessels can use Northern Sea Route only with Russia’s advance approval, Moscow says
As of next year, foreign military vessels will be allowed to traverse the Northern Sea Route only after…
Global warming threatens Moscow’s Arctic development plans and the lives of people there
Some Russian officials, including Vladimir Putin, apparently believe that global warming will work to Russia’s ultimate benefit by…
Moscow’s false story about Alaska infuriates residents of Russian North
A story Moscow media outlets put out yesterday claimed that an advisor to the governor of the US…
By 2050, eight Russian regions will be submerged under water, Urals researchers say
Part or all of eight Russian regions will be under water by mid-century as a result of global…
Moscow acting in the Arctic the way Beijing is in the South China Sea, French analyst says
Moscow is now acting in the Arctic the way Beijing is in the South China Sea, a Russian…
Three Internet appeals from Eurasia with potential real world consequences
The Internet can mobilize people around issues and this mobilization often takes the form of presenting declarations to…
Sakha Constitutional Court in Russia rules ‘all the territory of Yakutia is the historical motherland of the Yakut people’
On October 21, 2016, the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) handed down a decision that…