View of icebergs. Credit photo: by Willian Justen de Vasconcellos on Unsplash

On 15 May 2025, the EUISS convened a closed-door event in Brussels, bringing together independent experts and EU policymakers for a collective foresight and assessment of of Russia’s Arctic activities. 

The roundtable, moderated by Ondrej Ditrych, featured introductory remarks by:

  • Mikkola Hari (Programme Director, FIIA)
  • Kari Aga Myklebost (Barents Chair in Russian Studies, The Arctic University of Norway)
  • Flemming Slidsboel Hansen (Senior Researcher, DIIS)
  • Nurlan Aliyev (Senior Research Fellow, College of Europe)