The next fifth anniversary forum “Arctic is the territory of the dialog” will be held in St. Petersburg at the beginning of April. Are there good causes for optimism? The answer is easy. Present and more warming Arctic opens to the world wider opportunities not only for extension of major countries economics, but also for development and improvement of international dialog and for unity of the nations on the basis of political, economic, scientific, cultural and military (piece) cooperation. West countries as well as China will have to work in Arctic with Russia, but not boss it and compete with each other without her deciding and defining participation.
There seems to be a Big Fight for the Arctic as European business facing geopolitical crisis and the risk of the collapse of the EU is losing the initiative in the area, while getting rich China and Asia-Pacific countries business appetites
for raw material and transport resources of the Russian Artic provoke competition and create a threat to Anglo-Saxon West. However, if they are given the possibility to fight without Russian control, not only Russia budget but also China and the West will lose their benefits. And then bombs are likely to melt Arctic ice quicker than climate change.
For some reason the foreign policy, especially economic, is divided disproportionally into “close-distance” and simply “long-distance”. As for “long-distance” it is also divided into international and global. The Arctic is perceived just like the third macro-scale in the Kremlin. Nevertheless, Putin with his kindness will allow earning money in the Arctic to all countries, if only they won’t behave themselves like owners or colonizers of foreign area. Russia will have a power the most to ensure a peaceful international collaboration in the “North Ice”. Any country in the world doesn’t have the conditions of advantage and potential like Russia. It should be realized like the guarantee of peaceful arctic dialog.
There seems to be a Big Fight for the Arctic as European business facing geopolitical crisis and the risk of the collapse of the EU is losing the initiative in the area, while getting rich China and Asia-Pacific countries business appetites
for raw material and transport resources of the Russian Artic provoke competition and create a threat to Anglo-Saxon West. However, if they are given the possibility to fight without Russian control, not only Russia budget but also China and the West will lose their benefits. And then bombs are likely to melt Arctic ice quicker than climate change.
For some reason the foreign policy, especially economic, is divided disproportionally into “close-distance” and simply “long-distance”. As for “long-distance” it is also divided into international and global. The Arctic is perceived just like the third macro-scale in the Kremlin. Nevertheless, Putin with his kindness will allow earning money in the Arctic to all countries, if only they won’t behave themselves like owners or colonizers of foreign area. Russia will have a power the most to ensure a peaceful international collaboration in the “North Ice”. Any country in the world doesn’t have the conditions of advantage and potential like Russia. It should be realized like the guarantee of peaceful arctic dialog.
