Tag: Arctic

  • Should the Arctic Be a Top U.S. Priority?

    The Arctic has become a region of intensifying geopolitical competition, particularly following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Moscow’s efforts to expand its Northern Sea Route as an alternative corridor for Russia’s energy and raw materials exports, and for shipping between Europe and Asia. Many also see the Arctic—including Greenland, as well as continental shelf and

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  • Briefing: Russia, Scandinavia, and the Arctic

    The decisions by Finland and Sweden to join NATO, and their accession to the alliance, have been among the most consequential results of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Yet the impacts extend well beyond continental Europe and into the Arctic, which has also drawn growing attention from the Trump administration. On February 25, the Center for

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  • Greenland: U.S. Interests, Options, and Allies

    President Donald Trump isn’t the first American official to express interest in Greenland but might well be the most forceful in asserting this interest, insisting that the United States needs the massive island and focusing on “ownership” rather than other possible arrangements. This has provoked considerable concern from Greenlanders, from Denmark (which today “owns” Greenland),

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