Building new links with the Arctic
Arctic Frontiers Abroad conference takes place in Aberdeen. Continuing to build relationships with Arctic neighbours will help Scotland pursue shared ambitions and address common challenges, External Affairs Secretary Angus Robertson has said. Mr Robertson was addressing the Arctic Frontiers Abroad…
Asia-Arctic Diplomacy a Decade Later: What Has Changed?
Ten years ago, five Asian states – China, India, Japan, Singapore, and South Korea – joined the Arctic Council as observers. How have their Arctic policies evolved since then? In 2013, the Arctic Council made the watershed decision to allow…
Arctic cooperation can continue without Russia
Finland’s Barents Ambassador Jari Vilén is confident that international cooperation in the far northern region must persist on a Nordic platform. “The Russians were dissatisfied and displeased, to put it that way.” Jari Vilén is the top diplomat that leads…