# Expert outlines three scenarios for Arctic development by mid-century

https://mins.news/en/item/24978

- TASS, 2026-08-18 10:06 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/economy/2174557

> Svetlana Lipina, deputy chair of the Public Council at Russia’s Natural Resources Ministry, says Arctic development through 2035-2040 could follow three paths. She identifies “managed discovery,” backed by coordinated investment and institutional cooperation, as the most favorable, while warning that weak rules, poor coordination and inadequate infrastructure could produce market shocks or fragmented development.