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The rush for the North Pole: a furious start to Russia's Arctic Council chairmanship
Der Kampf um den Nordpol: Russlands furioser Start als Vorsitz des Arktischen Rates
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Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik -SWP- Deutsches Institut für Internationale Politik und Sicherheit
Abstract
Russia assumed the Chairmanship of the Arctic Council at the 12th Ministerial in Reykjavik, on 20 May 2021. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov described his first meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken the previous day as "constructive". Two days before the meeting, however, Lavrov wa... view more
Russia assumed the Chairmanship of the Arctic Council at the 12th Ministerial in Reykjavik, on 20 May 2021. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov described his first meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken the previous day as "constructive". Two days before the meeting, however, Lavrov warned the West against encroaching in the Arctic: "It has been absolutely clear for everyone for a long time that this is our territory." But what exactly did he mean? The polar region claimed by Russia in its March 2021 submission to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf? Or the ongoing disputes over the Northern Sea Route? Moscow is working to fortify its positions in the Arctic through a combination of aggressive rhetoric and offers of dialogue, in another example of its ambivalent policy mix of security and cooperation. (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
Russia; security policy; international security; geopolitics; Arctic; maritime law; pressure-group politics
Classification
Peace and Conflict Research, International Conflicts, Security Policy
International Relations, International Politics, Foreign Affairs, Development Policy
Free Keywords
regionale strategische Konzeption; Sicherheitspolitische Interessen; Internationale Wasserstraße; Sicherung der Seewege
Document language
English
Publication Year
2021
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
4 p.
Series
SWP Comment, 48/2021
DOI
https://doi.org/10.18449/2021C48
ISSN
2747-5107
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications