On July 1st, the GEG Weekly Seminar will discuss the Russian chairmanship of the Arctic Council which takes place in a context of great economic ambitions and geopolitical tensions in the region. The discussion will be based on a working paper written by Emilie Canova, Camille Escudé Joffres, Joaquim Gaignard, Pauline Pic, Léa Tourdot and Florian Vidal

Troy Bouffard, Director of the Center for Arctic Security and Resilience

Pauline Pic, Researcher at Université

Florian Vidal, Research Fellow at Ifri's Russia/NIS Center

Petteri Vuorimäki, Ambassador for Arctic and Antarctic Affairs, Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs