RAIPON receives money from Nornickel and spending it on contracts with affiliated firms
As global powers wrangle over control of the Arctic, a new and unexpected contender has quietly staked its claim: microplastic. What can be done about a pollutant that has already reached the North Pole?
Cooperation in the Arctic is facing a crisis amid growing geopolitical tensions. We explain how this affects the work of the Arctic Council and what future scenarios are possible.
For a long time, sustainable development of the Arctic, including its Russian part, relied on a global consensus regarding the exceptional status of these territories and waters.