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Despite geopolitical tensions and sanctions, Russia has made the Arctic and the Northern Sea Route its highest domestic priority by implementing significant regulatory changes, including amended baselines and redesigned navigation regimes for foreign vessels. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To examine Russia's evolving regulatory and legal framework governing the Northern Sea Route in the context of the Ukraine war, foreign sanctions, and changing Arctic navigability.

August 22, 2026Ocean Development & International LawOpen Access

Governance of the Northern Sea Route in the Post-Post-Cold War Era

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JSJan Jakub SolskiCentre for Arctic Gas Hydrate, Environment and Climate

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Policy analysis reveals updated Russian maritime regulations along the Northern Sea Route, indicating strategic consolidation of Arctic shipping governance amid geopolitical tensions.

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To examine Russia's evolving regulatory and legal framework governing the Northern Sea Route in the context of the Ukraine war, foreign sanctions, and changing Arctic navigability.
Qualitative policy analysis of recent Russian domestic legislative changes, baseline adjustments, and maritime governance frameworks along the Arctic coast.
Assessment of geopolitical dynamics, international trade trends, and environmental changes influencing Arctic transit.
Russia redesigned the navigation regime governing foreign sovereign-immune vessels operating within the Northern Sea Route.
Key administrative structures and baseline coordinates along the Russian Arctic coast were officially amended to strengthen domestic control over route management.

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Jan Jakub Solski (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a895fd3ca7ade938187eb3c https://doi.org/10.1080/00908320.2026.2714324

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Policy analysis reveals updated Russian maritime regulations along the Northern Sea Route, indicating strategic consolidation of Arctic shipping governance amid geopolitical tensions.

Governance of the Northern Sea Route in the Post-Post-Cold War Era

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Governance of the Northern Sea Route in the Post-Post-Cold War Era

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