Russian chairmanship of the Arctic Council : The Awakening of a Giant

On July 1st, the GEG Weekly Seminar will discuss the Russian chairmanship of the Arctic Council which takes place in a context of great economic ambitions and geopolitical tensions in the region. The discussion will be based on a working paper written by Emilie Canova, Camille Escudé Joffres, Joaquim Gaignard, Pauline Pic, Léa Tourdot and Florian Vidal.

Troy Bouffard, Director of the Center for Arctic Security and Resilience

Pauline Pic, Researcher at Université Laval of Québec

Florian Vidal, Research Fellow at Ifri’s Russia/NIS Center

Petteri Vuorimäki, Ambassador for Arctic and Antarctic Affairs, Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs

The GEG Weekly Seminar is a series of high-level round tables held in partnership with the College of Europe, the European Institute at Columbia University and the Europe Center at the University of Cambridge. To register for this event, click here.