Russia’s dominance in the Arctic Region | International Relations & Foreign Affairs Analysis UPSC

In this video we are going to understand Russia’s dominance in the Arctic region and how it occupies an unusual position in the world politics while maintaining a low profile and stays relatively quiet. Timestamps 3:12 - What does Russia gets from the Arctic region? 4:38 - What Europe gets from the Arctic? 5:47 - What is EFTA (European Free Trade Area), EEA (European Economic Area) 7:09 - Major Russian Oil & Gas locations and their Pipeline map 8:17 - What USA thinks about Russia & Vice-versa 8:58 - What is Sea Ice, Sea Ice Extent, and how it increases & decreases throughout the year 10:41 - Suez Canal sea route & Northern Sea route 11:38 - Russian’s development plan (icebreakers, military) for the Northern Sea route 15:48 - China’s interest in the Norther Sea Route (Polar Silk Route) 17:17 - USA & NATO Alliance’s strategies against Russian’s Arctic plans 18:05 - Northwestern Passage route & problems associated with it