Rhetorical or real, Russian expansionism threatens the Arctic
In October 1987, Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev declared, “The Soviet Union is in favor of a radical lowering of the level…
Northern Sea Route: Open for business?
Russia’s Northern Sea Route Administration has received 604 applications for transits this year. The bulk of sailings take place on the…
Full steam ahead for Asian icebreakers this summer
The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) governs many of the activities on and below the…