Maritime Security in the Arctic Ocean:
The Russian Federation
Dr. James Kraska (CDR, USN, Ret.)
Mary Derrickson McCurdy Scholar
Duke University
Viking Jaroslav Novak
Mississippi 1.1 m
2,300
Lena 1.0
2,800
Ob 1.2
3,600
Yenisei 1.0
3,400
GDP (billion 2012 US$)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
USA
China
Japan
Deutsch
France
U.K.
Brazil
Russia
Italy
India
16.2
8.3
5.9
3.4
2.6
2.4
2.5
2.0
2.0
1.8
IMF and World Bank 2013