Despite ongoing geopolitical tensions between the West and Russia, cooperation is still possible—and necessary—on long-term issues critical to the Arctic region.

The United States must make clear that it is prepared to continue Arctic cooperation and welcomes constructive Russian activity in the region.

The Arctic must and can, with adequate political will, remain an area for peaceful cooperation, scientific research, and sustainable development.

The Arctic states of North America, Europe, and Russia, working with indigenous peoples and a number of non-Arctic states, have taken steps to ensure that the Arctic remains a zone of cooperation, peace, and sustainable development.

Minimizing the environmental impact of climate change and resource development in the Arctic must be a top priority, if environmental disaster is to be avoided.