The XIII International Forum

December 7-8, 2023, St.Petersburg

Arctic: today and the future

HISTORY: 2017 - VII INTERNATIONAL FORUM «ARCTIC: THE PRESENT AND THE FUTURE»

Information about report: Building an effective security architecture in the Arctic

Panel session

Building an effective security architecture in the Arctic

Project*

 


Ensuring national security in the Arctic zone of Russia is one of the key state tasks that requires interaction and coherent work of all authorities, law enforcement agencies and representatives of civil society. This is stated in the "National Security Strategy of the Russian Federation". In addition, as Russian President Vladimir Putin noted, it is possible to form a sustainable security architecture in the Arctic that meets modern challenges only through joint efforts, taking into account the interests of all parties involved in the development of this region.

Issues for discussion:

  • Major challenges and new threats to security in the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation
  • Construction of an integrated system of security and protection of territories, population and criticaly important objects of the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation
  • Providing navigation and operation of the Northern Sea Route with security
  • Formation (modernization) of the non-stationary system of territory protection and ​​seaports water area
  • Development of a unified state system for preventing and eliminating emergencies in the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation
  • International and cross-border cooperation in the field of security in the Arctic
  • Safety issues of domestic and international transportation in the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation

Moderator:

GEORGII KARLOV

Member of the State Duma Committee of the RF on Security and Anti-corruption

Disputants:

EDUARD CHIZHIKOV

Head of the FSBEI of HE Saint-Petersburg University of State Fire Service of Emercom of Russia

ALEKSANDR GRISHCHENKO

Acting Head of Main Directorate of Extradepartmental Protection of the Federal National Guard Service of the Russian Federation

ALEKSANDR MIKHEEV

Deputy Head of the Direction – Head of the Main Operations Directorate Group of the General Staff of Armed Forces of the RF

SERGEI SARITSKII

Deputy Head of the Federal service for transport oversight

ALEKSANDR BREVNOV

Deputy Head, General Directorate for Transport of the Ministry of the Interior of the Russian Federation

ANDREI ZVIAGINTSEV

Deputy Head of FSFI Sea Rescue Service of Russian River and Sea Fleet

MAKSIM KUZIUK

General Director of the OJSC Concern RTI System

ROMAN GUDOV

Director of the Corporate Security Department of the Norilsk Nickel

IURII PODOPLEKIN

First Deputy General Director on Science of the JSC «Concern «Granit-Electron»

ALEKSANDR SERGUNIN

Professor of the Department of Theory and History of IR of School of International Relations of SPSU

 

* Changes in the draft program are possible