The Arctic ‘will not be business as usual’

The Arctic ‘will not be business as usual’ By LUIZA CH. SAVAGE 02/17/2023 09:30 AM EST Welcome back to Global Insider’s Friday feature: The Conversation. Each week a POLITICO journalist will share an interview with a global thinker, politician, power player or personality. This week, Luiza Savage, POLITICO’s executive editor for growth, talks with two Norwegian officials as their country prepares to take over the chair of the Arctic Council from Russia. Follow Luiza on Twitter | Send ideas and insights to lsavage@politico.com Programming note: We’ll be off this Monday for Presidents Day but will be back in your inboxes on Wednesday. The Conversation A little-discussed casualty of the war in Ukraine has been the Arctic Council, a 26-year-old body that is supposed to be the main diplomatic forum for Arctic nations to collaborate on shared goals like sustainable development and environmental protection. Russia was in the middle of its turn at the two-year rotating Council chair when Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine prompted the other seven member nations to bring their work to an abrupt halt. On May 11, Norway is slated to take over the chair from Russia — and faces the delicate diplomatic task of coaxing the […]

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