Russia's Arctic: a new strategic front
In the space of just a few years, with the help of global warming, the Arctic has become a major strategic challenge coveted by many players. Alongside the war in Ukraine, Russia's Arctic regions and the "Northern Sea Route" are high on the agenda of the Russian government, which claims to control its maritime space all the way to the Pole.
The CREE and Inalco's Observatoire sur la Russie contemporaine are pleased to invite you to a book debate presentation of Jean Radvanyi and Marlène Laruelle "L'Arctique russe, un nouveau front stratégique", éditions L'inventaire, 2024.
In the presence of
- Jean Radvanyi, Professor Emeritus at Inalco (CREE).
The debate will be moderated by
- Sophie Hohmann, Senior Lecturer in the Eurasia Department at Inalco (CREE)
- Dominique Samson Normand de Chambourg, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Russian Studies at Inalco (CREE)
Book description
In just a few years, with the help of global warming, the Arctic has become a major strategic issue coveted by many players. In parallel with the war in Ukraine, Russia's Arctic regions and the "Northern Sea Route" are high on the agenda of the Russian government, which claims to control its maritime space all the way to the Pole.
This seventh Observatory Notebook takes stock of Russian investments in the Arctic in the economic sphere and in civilian and military infrastructure. It analyzes Moscow's geostrategic projection in this region, in interaction with other players, allies or adversaries.
Marlène Laruelle is Professor of International Relations and Political Science at the Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies (IERES) at George Washington University (Washington D.C.). She works on issues related to the rise of populist and illiberal movements, the revival of conservative thought, ideological transformations and questions of national identity in the post-Soviet space, particularly in Russia.
Jean Radvanyi is Professor Emeritus of the Universities. He founded the Observatory of Post-Soviet States in 1992 and for many years directed it, as well as co-directing the CREE (Centre de recherches Europe-Eurasie) at Inalco. A geographer and geopolitician, he has specialized for many years in the study of regional and national issues in Russia, in the post-Soviet space, and in the Caucasus in particular. He is the author of numerous articles and books on these various states.
L'Observatoire de la Russie contemporaine
The Observatoire de la Russie contemporaine (co-hosted by Sylvia Chassaing, Laurent Coumel and Julien Vercueil) keeps a watchful eye on current events in this country, bringing in specialists in the humanities and social sciences, from literature to economics via history, geography, political science and sociology, in a format open to a wide audience: round tables, book presentations and debates.
It aims to shed light on contemporary issues linked to conflicts - the war against Ukraine among them - crises and transformations of this state born from the disappearance of the Soviet Union in 1991.
Organization
- Sophie Hohman (CREE, Inalco)