I wouldn't trust any evidence that the Russians suggest that they could provide.
An expert is anyone who can already do what we want to do.
If you don't know what you want, you'll probably get what somebody else wants.
Like the canary in the coal mine, the climate changes already evident in the Arctic are a call to action.
Our first responsibility as a leader is to create an attractive dream, to proclaim a destination, communicating it in detail to others who might be interested in joining our expedition.
Success is completion. Success is being able to complete what we set out to do - each individual action, each specific step, each desired experience whether a big project or a very small errand.