 Photo: ilovegreenland While Russia has portrayed the export of oil from the Prirazlomnaya as a triumph, this article by Kevin McGwin in the Arctic Journal shows how the economics of the new field’s oil are marginal, and even a slight drop in oil prices will quickly make the project unprofitable. Canadian legal scholar Michael Byers weighs in on recent events in Arctic politics in a prescriptively-title piece in The Globe & Mail: “Squeeze Putin, but the Arctic is not Ukraine.” As it turns out, smelly bacteria could help clean up old mine sites. | Defense and Security Canada’s recent decision to boycott an Arctic Council task force meeting held in Moscow is a direct example of how the Ukraine conflict is starting to impact Arctic cooperation. Given its prominent position in the Arctic, however, Russia is integral to most schemes for the region’s future development. As vocalized by both former US Secretary of State, Clinton, and the current Prime Minister of Iceland, Gunnlaugsson, the Ukraine crisis might have a severe and unintended impact on Arctic cooperation. The impact of the events in Ukraine for Arctic cooperation will be neither straight forward nor harmonized across the region. Instead it will vary according to the interests of the different Arctic states. |
 Photo: EU Parliament European Union Three years after the European Parliament’s (EP) last resolution on Arctic issues[1], the European Union’s (EU) parliamentary institution has adopted yet another non-binding resolution dealing with the EU’s northern neighbourhood in its plenary session on Wednesday, March 12th. |  Photo: MFA Norway European Union As the European Parliament (EP) is set to pass a resolution on the Arctic in its next plenary session on Wednesday March 12, and a Council conclusion on the issue is scheduled for May [1], the Arctic continues to be on the EU’s policy agenda. |  Photo: Hugo Ahlenius, UNEP/GRID-Arendal In times of pressing global problems, when countries and people geographically far apart depend heavily upon each other’s commitment to a common cause, international institutions are usually faced with the challenge of achieving as many signatories as possible on the final pages of their declaration documents in order to guarantee institutional effectiveness. |
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