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Contributions to the Arctic review (official publication of the International Expert Council on Cooperation in the Arctic) annual issue was conveyed to 10th June 2020. The main topic of this year – “Science, education and training: towards Arctic projects implementation”.

VII annual meeting Of the international expert Council for Arctic cooperation (IECCA)

We invite you to participate in the VII annual meeting of the international expert Council for cooperation in the Arctic (IECCA), which will be held on November 7, 2019. The theme of the meeting in 2019: "Information technologies in the Arctic: navigation, communication and management".

How oil is produced in the Arctic

The Arctic is fraught with enormous wealth, which, of course, includes oil. But it is not enough to open giant deposits — it is necessary to find ways to produce, and in the case of the Far North, also to deliver raw materials to consumers. Gazprom Neft managed to solve this problem by implementing three large-scale projects for the development of the Arctic.

“They didn’t just arise out of the ground!”

The discovery of five new islands, emerging from under the glacier in the Kara Sea, excited the public. However, there are many questions that are not yet answered: what are the practical benefits of their discovery, how will the Arctic coastline change in the future, and what is the expedition doing to confirm the existence of the islands?

Got up, washed, clean the Arctic: why volunteers clean uninhabited Islands

In the Kara sea there is an island in the form of an anteater. Its territory is densely filled with fragments of machine parts and rusty barrels of fuel, which remained after the first wave of development of the Arctic territories of 1960-1970. Vilkitsky island was the next point on the map a great journey, and turned into a dump when supplied by the state objectives were met. The organization "Green Arctic" for the second year conducts expeditions to clean up the island of debris with the participation of volunteers from different countries.

Journey Rosatom: the atom and the ice

As part of Rosatom, there is one relatively small structural unit, the Affairs and prospects of which, without any exaggeration, is closely monitored not only by Russia but also by many countries of the world.

Jyllands-Posten (Denmark): began a new race in the Arctic

Officially, the Arctic countries agreed to keep the Arctic zone free from geopolitical tensions, the Danish newspaper reminds. However, the region is rich in raw materials and has an invaluable strategic importance in terms of security policy. In addition, other countries have claims to the Arctic. Danish experts are alarmed, first of all, by China's investments in Greenland.

The Arctic in 2035: from confrontation to cooperation

We offer you an essay of candidate of political Sciences, associate Professor of international studies Of the Institute of foreign Philology and regional studies of NEFU. M. K. Ammosov, N. S. Canada Division of the Institute of USA and Canada studies Maximova Dariani Dmitrievna. Essay was specially written for the Round table "the World in 2035: a view of youth", which was organized by IMEMO is the name of Yevgeny Primakov Russian Academy of Sciences, Centre of foreign policy cooperation name of Yevgeny Primakov and the Fund of support of public diplomacy name A. M. Gorchakov. First of all, this text is devoted to forecasting the development of international relations in the Arctic region in the coming decades.

Eight pillars and one road

Russia has no other way but to explore the Arctic. To this end, the reference macro-region created eight development zones, and the Arctic will be connected together via the Northern sea route. The plans are ambitious, but quite real

Baltiysky Zavod will receive a contract for two more icebreakers "Arctic"

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev at a meeting at the Baltic Shipyard on November 28 in St. Petersburg announced his intention to extend the construction of a series of icebreakers of the project 22220 (“Arctic”).

Military activity of foreign countries in the Arctic region

The Arctic region includes the Northern margins of the continents Eurasia and North America, the Arctic ocean with Islands, and adjacent parts of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. The Arctic border on land coincides with the southern border of the tundra zone and with the July isotherm of 10°C (5°C - at sea). The total area is about 27 million km2. Sometimes the southern border of the region is taken by the Arctic circle (in this case, the area is 21 million km2).

The pilots of the Northern fleet conducted aerial reconnaissance of the Arctic ice field

Today, August 3, the crews of two anti-submarine aircraft Il-38 airbase Association of the air force and air defense of the Northern fleet performed a planned flight to obtain information about the ice situation in the Barents sea and the Arctic ocean.

China begins the ninth Arctic expedition

The participants of the ninth Chinese Arctic scientific expedition on Friday on Board the research vessel "Xuelong" will go from Shanghai to the North pole. This became known at a press conference of the Chinese center for polar research.

The State Duma will consider a project on cruise tourism in the Arctic and the Far East

The government of the Russian Federation has submitted to the State Duma a bill aimed at developing cruise tourism in the Arctic and the Far East, follows from the database of the lower house of parliament.

Russian ships of the ATU: the Northern Sea Route is preparing for a new "recharge"

The appearance at the disposal of Russia of promising icebreakers necessitates the creation of new vessels.

The university of the Arctic will prepare the program for reindeer breeders of Russia and Norway

The university of the Arctic will develop the program of the academic mobility for students of institutions of professional education from Russia and Norway which study reindeer breeding. The corresponding agreement is reached between the authorities of Yakutia and the University of the Arctic, the First Deputy Minister of Education and Science of the region Mikhail Prisyazhny has told.

Russia will build the self-moving Arctic platform

The St. Petersburg ship-building enterprise "Admiralty Shipyards" will be engaged in construction of the self-moving platform "North Pole" intended for researches and monitoring of the environment in the conditions of the Arctic. As writes bmpd, at the end of March of the current year the Government of the Russian Federation has approved the program of construction of the platform and has allocated 6,9 billion rubles for these purposes.

Expansion of the Chinese interests in the Arctic causes concerns

Xi Jinping's administration has accurately designated intentions of China to expand influence in the Arctic and to strengthen sea positions in the Arctic Ocean, having for the first time published the White book on policy in this region.

As Alaska fights against "digital inequality"

Northern regions are severe climatic conditions, extreme temperatures and inaccessibility of some places. In Russia such territories are understood as Far North, Yamal and some more regions.

Pilots of Rosmorport have carried out the Eduard Toll gas tanker to seaport Sabetta

Ice pilots of the Arkhangelsk branch Federal State Unitary Enterprise Rosmorport Sergey Fokin and Alexander Silimyankin have executed ice pilot conducting on Northern Sea Route Route of the Eduard Toll gas tanker (a flag of the Bahamas) going from seaport Nakhodka in seaport Sabetta.

Calling for papers to Arctic review
VII annual meeting Of the international expert Council for Arctic cooperation (IECCA)
How oil is produced in the Arctic
“They didn’t just arise out of the ground!”
Got up, washed, clean the Arctic: why volunteers clean uninhabited Islands
Journey Rosatom: the atom and the ice
Jyllands-Posten (Denmark): began a new race in the Arctic
The Arctic in 2035: from confrontation to cooperation
Eight pillars and one road
Baltiysky Zavod will receive a contract for two more icebreakers "Arctic"
Military activity of foreign countries in the Arctic region
The pilots of the Northern fleet conducted aerial reconnaissance of the Arctic ice field
China begins the ninth Arctic expedition
The State Duma will consider a project on cruise tourism in the Arctic and the Far East
Russian ships of the ATU: the Northern Sea Route is preparing for a new "recharge"
The university of the Arctic will prepare the program for reindeer breeders of Russia and Norway
Russia will build the self-moving Arctic platform
Expansion of the Chinese interests in the Arctic causes concerns
As Alaska fights against "digital inequality"
Pilots of Rosmorport have carried out the Eduard Toll gas tanker to seaport Sabetta

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New incentives for Arctic oil industry
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Murmansk universities to boost training professionals for Arctic projects

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