“Arctic Security in the Current Situation”

No more than 10 years ago, during a period of intensification of international cooperation in the Arctic, Russia’s military presence in the region was seen by the Western partners not as a potential threat but rather as a contribution to finding a joint solution for common security issues. However, the recently intensified confrontation between Russia and the West has changed the situation in the North by increasing the regional conflict potential. In the meantime, the security issues that have been and still are typical for the region include the issues of adjusting to the climate changes and growing economic development, ensuring security of navigation, as well as dealing with accumulated ecological damage. Ways to address and deal with both «hard» and «soft» security issues in the Arctic will be considered by the participants of a roundtable discussion on the topic “Arctic Security in the Current Situation”. 00:00 Opening remarks 01:56 Moderator: Ekaterina Serova, Analyst, Arctic Center, Petrozavodsk State University 03:45 Andrey Gubin, Assistant Professor at the International Relations Department of Far Eastern Federal University, RIAC expert 27:08 Robert English, Associate Professor of International Relations, University of Southern California 46:04 Maria Lagutina, Professor, Faculty of International Relations, Saint Petersburg State University 1:11:42 Ruslan Gubaidullin, Head of the Federal Project “Clean Arctic” 1:28:42 International cooperation with a view to...