Russian Arctics is a special site for state management. Its complexity consists not only in climatic, ecological or logistical features, which undoubtedly have an impact on development, but also a very high price of human errors. When developing a strategy for the region, it is necessary to take into account a variety of natural, not just economic, factors.

The World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2021 analyses the risks arising from societal fractures and assesses the ability of the global community to tackle the world’s greatest challenges requiring societal cohesion and global cooperation. The report also studies new risks that have emerged as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic.