Home  About FNI  Research  Publications  Staff  News & events  Contact		FNI STAFF Claes Lykke Ragner Born: 1966 Position at FNI: Information Officer / Project Administrator Academic background: Cand. scient. (Master of Science), University of Oslo, 1996 (Geography). Professional experience:   Part of the International Northern Sea Route Programme Secretariat at FNI (1996-99), eventually as Head.   Conference organizer, Northern Sea Route User Conference, FNI, (1999).   Participant in various research projects related to the Northern Sea Route and Northern Russian resources and infrastructure, FNI, (2000-2002).   Advisor at the Embassy of Japan in Norway (2002-2005).   Information Officer and Project Administrator, FNI (since 2005). Main functions at FNI:   Responsible for producing and presenting information material and news about FNI research.   Webmaster of the FNI website and several project websites.   Coordination of FNI events (seminars, conferences etc.)   Administration of major FNI projects, including the institute's EU projects. Main research interests (currently not active):   Resource geography and transport infrastructure of the Russian North.   The Northern Sea Route and arctic marine transport. Major publications: Ragner, Claes Lykke, 'Den norra sjövägen' ('The Northern Sea Route'). In Hallberg, Torsten (ed), Barents – ett gränsland i Norden ('The Barents – A Nordic Borderland'). Stockholm, Arena Norden, 2008, pp. 114-127. In Swedish and English. Ragner, Claes Lykke, 'Transport Infrastructure: Continued Federal Involvement in the North'. In Blakkisrud, Helge and Geir Hønneland (eds), Tackling Space: Federal Politics and the Russian North. Lanham (MD) and Oxford, University Press of America, 2005, pp. 79-106. Sawhill, Steven and Claes Lykke Ragner, 'Shipping Nuclear Cargo via the Northern Sea Route'. Polar Record, Vol 38, No 204, 2002, pp. 39-52. Sawhill, Steven and Claes Lykke Ragner, 'Radioaktiv transport langs norskekysten?' ('Radioactive Transport along the Norwegian Coast?'). Aftenposten, 13 February 2001. In Norwegian. Ragner, Claes Lykke, 'The Northern Sea Route: Commercial Potential, Economic Significance, and Infrastructure Requirements'. Post-Soviet Geography and Economics, Vol 41, No 8, 2000, pp. 541-580. Ragner, Claes Lykke (ed.), The 21st Century - Turning Point for the Northern Sea Route? Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2000, 308 p. Ragner, Claes Lykke, Northern Sea Route Cargo Flows and Infrastructure – Present State and Future Potential. FNI Report 13/2000. Lysaker, FNI, 2000, 124 p. Jørgensen, Anne-Kristin, Claes Lykke Ragner and Willy Østreng, Infrastructure in the European Arctic: Challenges for Norway. FNI Report 14/1998. Lysaker, Fridtjof Nansen Institute, 1998, 24 p.		Contact details for Claes Lykke Ragner:   (+47) 67111918 / 41045326 (mob)   claes.ragner (+@fni.no) Important ongoing projects: Climate change Altering Nordic Energy Systems (CANES) Russian and Caspian Energy Developments and Their Implications for Norway and Norwegian Actors (RUSSCASP) Important past projects: The World Ocean in Globalization: Challenges for Marine Regions (conference) International Northern Sea Route Programme (INSROP) Yearbook of International Co-operation on Environment and Development (YBICED) Recent relevant FNI News: International Conference on Globalization and Challenges for Oceans and Marine Regions in Oslo 21-23 August (19.08.08) Arctic Shipping: Transit Still Far off, but Legal Regime Needs Strengthening (13.04.07) Recent media coverage: 'Global Warming Reopens the Northeast Passage', Time, 17 September 2009. 'International Conference on Marine Affairs and the Law of the Sea, Oslo, Norway, 2008', Friends of WMU Japan Newsletter, March 2009. 'A sober look at the Northern Sea Route', Arctic Economics Blog, 26 October 2008. 'Hokkyokkaikouro: Chuugoku, ondanka no sanbutsu ni shokushu' ('The Northern Sea Route: China Reaches out for the Products of Global Warming'), Sankei Shimbun, 10 March 2008. In Japanese. El Canal y la ruta del Ártico ('The Panama Canal and the Arctic Route'), Burica Press, 8 October 2007. In Spanish. 'Klimat: Vskrytie Pokazhet' ('Climate Change: New Revelations Will Show'), Russkiy Newsweek, 24 September 2007. In Russian. 'Bájná arktická "cesta" je splavná' ('The Arctic Route is Navigable'), iHNed.cz, 17 September 2007. In Czhech. 'Noordelijke zeeroute naar Azië open' ('The Northern Sea Route to Asia is Open'), Trouw, 16 September 2007. In Dutch. 'Arctic Ice Melt Opens Northwest Passage', AP, 16 September 2007. 'La Russie plante son drapeau au fond de l'océan Arctique' ('Russia Plants its Flag on the Bottom of the Arctic Ocean'), Le Figaro, 3 August 2007. In French. 'Russland forbereder ekspedisjon på Nordpolen' ('Russia Prepares Expedition on the North Pole'), Offshore.no, 29 July 2007. In Norwegian.
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