The Russian Arctic, Sanctions Pressure and Geopolitical Instability
Journal Title: Arctic and North - Year 2022, Vol 49, Issue 49
Abstract
The development of the Arctic region was strongly influenced by the international situation — on Febru-ary 24, the Russian Federation launched a special military operation in Ukraine. The United States, Great Britain and the EU, as well as several international and regional organizations imposed extended sanctions restrictions against Russia in the fields of politics, economics (transport, finance, trade, defense industry, aviation) and scientific research, which had regional consequences. The article describes the factors that determine the Russian Arctic's development under the collective West sanctions pressure. The interrela-tion of the state policy and social and economic development of the Arctic regions of Russia during the period of general geopolitical instability is investigated. The study uses the dialectical method, as well as general logical, theoretical and empirical research methods. The study examined the measures taken by the Russian government to ensure sovereignty and economic and technological independence in the Arc-tic. The conditions for increasing stability in the Arctic zone are also decompounded, a number of pro-posals that are of the brightest and most pronounced interest for the formation of stability in the region are presented, and the established goals and motives of economic development are outlined. The au-thors analyzed the geopolitical conditions for the development of the Arctic region today, trying to reflect the intentions of the main Arctic players in the current situation and determine the vectors of their fur-ther political decisions. The conclusion is made that it is necessary to increase further efforts on the Arctic track, to strengthen defense and security in the Arctic region. The necessity of creating suitable condi-tions for the integrated economic development of the Russian Arctic is substantiated.
Authors and Affiliations
Valery P. Zhuravel, Diana S. Timoshenko
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- DOI 10.37482/issn2221-2698.2022.49.105
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