will increase by 40%, oil - by 36%. The Arctic shelf is the largest and still the only source of undiscovered hydrocarbons …. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the share of the Arctic shelf is about one-fifth of all undiscovered recoverable oil … and gas reserves in the world. Most of these potential resources are located on the Russian part of the Arctic shelf …

Northern territories in Asian Part of Russia hold significant mineral resource abundance. This region can also be … viewed as an outstanding geopolitical and military potential of Russia. On the other hand, economic development here is … exclusive mode of transportation available for the purposes of Arctic littoral regions and furthermore the list expensive …

Russia wants to realise a high degree of self-regulated stability in the Arctic. Moscow considers this necessary for … well as neighbouring countries and NATO consider these efforts a threat. Russia takes a defensive attitude in the Arctic …, but it is prepared for rapid escalation in the event of confrontation. Russia's Arctic policy is a part of its strategy …

Legal Framework of Arctic Exploration (Igor Shulyatyev) -- Chapter 2. Russia’s Chairmanship in the Arctic Сouncil: In Search … Russian Arctic (Aleksey Andreev, Andrey Kazanin, Marina Kazanina, Vladimir Osipov) -- Chapter 4. Rethinking Russia’s Energy … with Russia in the Arctic (Yana Leksyutina) -- Chapter 7. Activities of Major Oil and Gas Companies in the Arctic Zone of …