A year after Arctic Council members stopped working with Russia following its invasion of Ukraine, experts are asking whether the polar body's viability is at risk if it cannot cooperate with the country that controls over half of the Arctic coastline
Its eight members, including Russia and the United States, have cooperated on climate-change research and social development across the ecologically sensitive region.
The work of the council, which comprises the eight Arctic states of Finland, Norway, Iceland, Sweden, Russia, Denmark, Canada and the United States, in the past has produced binding agreements on environmental protection and preservation. "I am worried that this will really hobble the ability of the Arctic Council to work through these various issues," U.S. senator Angus King from Maine told Reuters.As sea ice vanishes, polar waters are opening to shipping and other industries eager to exploit the region's bounty of natural resources, including oil, gas, and metals such as gold, iron and rare earths.
Adding to the worries is the possibility that Russia will go its own way on issues affecting the region or even establish a rival council. Russia's Korchunov said Moscow welcomed non-Arctic states in the region, provided they did not come with a military agenda. Analysts say NATO-member Norway, which shares an Arctic border with Russia, is still well-placed to handle the delicate balancing act with Moscow.
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