EU interests in Northern Europe and the Arctic: challenges for Russia

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The article is devoted to the consideration of the interests of the European Union in the Arctic and Northern Europe from the point of view of threats to the security of the Russian Federation. The military sphere remains outside the scope of this study. As the main source of information about potential threats, the authors considered the EU Arctic strategy as a whole, and similar documents of individual Nordic countries. In addition, the statements of local politicians and public figures were analysed, as well as the real actions carried out by the leadership of these states and territories in relation to Russia. It was concluded that the interests of the European Union in the Arctic and Northern Europe do not pose any serious threat to Russia's security outside the military sphere. Most of the methods of pressure on our country have already been used, and further actions will potentially have a greater negative impact not on Russia, but on those states and territories of the region that will undertake them. Nevertheless, the spread and recognition at the world level of European standards and requirements in the field of nature protection, mining and green energy can lead to troubles for the Russian economy. In addition, there are risks in case of imposing sanctions by the Faroe Islands and of Norway's blockade of the Svalbard archipelago.

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Roman Mikhaylovich Plyusnin

Institute of Europe Russian Academy of Sciences

Email: senterix@yandex.ru
Moscow, Russia

Ivan Romanovich Skripka

Institute of Europe Russian Academy of Sciences

Email: iv.skripka@yandex.ru
Moscow, Russia

Denis Stanislavovich Lesnoy

Institute of Europe Russian Academy of Sciences

Email: dlesnoygorbachev@gmail.com
Moscow, Russia

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