Description: An exploration of Russia's Arctic policies and the strategic development of Russia's regions and the Northern Sea Route since the beginning of the Russo-Ukrainian War.
Brief description: Marlene Laruelle is Professor at the Luiss Guido Carli University in Rome, Italy. She is the author of several books, including Russian Eurasianism: An Ideology of Empire (2008), In the Name of the Nation: Nationalism and Politics in Contemporary Russia (2009), and Understanding Russia: The Challenges of Transformation (2018).
Review Quotes:
"In a rapidly expanding field, Russia's Arctic establishes itself as a new standard reference. Laruelle and Radvanyi provide a historically grounded analysis of the domestic and international dimensions of Moscow's Arctic policy, engaging critically with geopolitical contestation while keeping focus on the social and ecological fragility of the Russian north." --Lukas Wahden, Sciences Po Paris, author of the Substack "66° North"
"The long shadow of the Ukraine War has disrupted many cooperative endeavours in the Arctic and upped the intensity of geopolitical tensions. This impeccably researched book examines these impacts and demonstrates how unsustainable Russia's plans for both economic development and militarization of its vast Arctic territories have become." --Pavel K. Baev, Research Professor, Peace Research Institute Oslo, Norway