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- Russia Should Get Behind Arctic Ban on Dirty Fuel November 17, 2020In recent years, Russia has emerged as a global leader in the production and transportation of liquefied natural gas (LNG). The projects are highly innovative, mighty impressive, and very expensive. However, Russia’s strides in switching to LNG in the Arctic will be hindered by their reliance on heavy fuel oil (HFO). HFO, known also as bunker fuel or […]
- Russia’s indigenous peoples are in the crosshairs of COVID-19 November 13, 2020In recent weeks, COVID-19 cases in Russia have surged. On October 21, Russian officials announced a record daily death toll of 317, but ruled out a strict lockdown. The pandemic has laid bare and exacerbated the inequalities of societies the world over, and Russia is no exception. Now activists have raised concern for the fate of 250,000 people belonging to […]
- Window on Eurasia: Ussuri Activist, Now in US Exile, Recalls First Real Elections in His Home Region in 1987 November 11, 2020Paul Goble Staunton, November 8 — It is easy to forget if one lives in a country where voting in multiple candidate elections have taken place for decades or even centuries how new that idea is in the Russian Federation where the first genuinely competitive voting took place less than 35 years ago in 1987. […]
- Aborigen Forum response to the “Development strategy for the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation and ensuring national security through 2035” November 11, 2020Open Statement Aborigen Forum is an informal alliance of independent experts, activists, leaders, and community organizations representing indigenous peoples of the North, Siberia, and the Far East. Aborigen Forum expresses extreme concern about the approval of the Arctic zone development strategy through 2035, which, in essence, is an updated state program for national economic development […]