
Toward Greater Cooperation in the North: Selective Engagement in Canada’s Arctic Foreign Policy
There is a growing consensus among both Canadian and Russian scholars and policymakers that selective cooperation on Arctic issues is necessary to maintain cordial and peaceable relations in the North. As Russia assumes the chairmanship of the Arctic Council, some believe this is an opportunity for a “reset” and a more productive Canada-Russia bilateral relationship in the Arctic. Disagreements elsewhere are not doomed to spill over into the Arctic, and Moscow and Ottawa both benefit from coexistence in the North.