Abstract
The Northern Sea Route (NSR) across the Arctic Ocean has been a significant feature of Russia for much of the past century and will play an increasingly important role in the future of the Russian Federation across the twenty-first century. This paper highlights historical features of traffic associated with the NSR, including legal and regulatory strategies of the Russian Federation for international use of the NSR.
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Bunik, I.V., Mikhaylichenko, V.V. (2013). Legal Aspects of Navigation Through the Northern Sea Route. In: Berkman, P., Vylegzhanin, A. (eds) Environmental Security in the Arctic Ocean. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4713-5_22
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