Omnia mea mecum porto*: Science Diplomacy realm of the Russian Arctic

The current situation of the Western exclusion strategies of Russian science builds up the complex of emerging controversies in the face of the Arctic research community and the future sustainable development of the region. The recent sixth assessment report of the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) from 2023 states that decisions being made in this decade may affect the Earth for millennia. This requires the urgency of political decisions and the importance of a balanced approach to the inclusive scientific dialogue especially in the Arctic region to avoid misinterpretations of observation and monitoring of rapid changes, and thus, the timely and prompt response. Even though some Western scientists are advocating different coping strategies to continue the science dialogue, little has been done formally to overcome the general atmosphere of cautious and fearful communication. This paper discusses the current trends through a situational analysis of the established practices of international scientific dialog in the Arctic in the current period by means of an inclusive observation method through the dialectical principles of science diplomacy. The emerging controversies in science presume that future scenarios of the holistic science dialogue will not reduce the tensions of the international geopolitical situation through scientific integration and science diplomacy, but on the contrary, the renewal and strengthening any scientific dialog will only be based on political decisions and through the lenses of the existing political discourse.