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New Cold War in the Arctic: Military Buildup, Territorial Claims, and the Fight for the North
New Cold War in the Arctic: Military Buildup, Territorial Claims, and the Fight for the North

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New Cold War in the Arctic: Military Buildup, Territorial Claims, and the Fight for the North

Russia has been militarising the Arctic for a decade. China has declared itself a near-Arctic state. NATO is scrambling to respond. The far north — once a strategic afterthought — is the next contested frontier of great power competition. The ice is melting. The tensions are not.

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