On March 2nd, 2016, students in the Graduate Initiative in Russian Studies (GIRS) and Nonproliferation and Terrorism Studies (NPTS) degree program participated in an English-language Skype dialogue with students from the Student Scientific Society (NSO) at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO). During the discussion, speakers from both sides gave presentations on U.S. and Russian objectives and strategies in the Arctic region, focusing on U.S. and Russian Arctic oil and gas projects, as well as the effect sanctions have had on related joint ventures. This spurred discussion of the prospects for future cooperation, most notably in regional natural resource extraction. At the end of the discussion, the President of the MGIMO Arctic Club invited participants and other MIIS students to participate in MGIMO’s International Arctic Student Week, held from September 19-23, 2016.
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This dialogue took place as a part of the NSO-GIRS Dialogue Series.