From Crimea Crisis to Climate Crisis COMMENTARY: The Crimea Crisis in 2014 pushed a deep wedge into the cooperation between the East and the West. Now, a new crisis has hit the Arctic, though with the opposite effect. Because the climate effect on Arctic cooperation is far greater than anyone would have been able to predict only a very few years ago.
Diplomats preparing for Russia’s major Arctic conference Yesterday, a special presentation of the “Arctic: Territory of Dialogue" 5th International Arctic Forum was held in Moscow for the diplomatic corps of Arctic Council members and observer states.