Russia Is Exploiting NATO's Weakness in the Arctic and Near-Arctic
Key alliance members are failing to uphold their obligations in the face of Moscow’s unflagging interest in the High North.
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Key alliance members are failing to uphold their obligations in the face of Moscow’s unflagging interest in the High North.
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With the Biden administration revealing a new Arctic strategy, tension between the US-led NATO and Russia is building in the Arctic region as the US takes advantage of Russia's conflict with Ukraine to seize this geostrategic high ground and militarize and privatize the region with its allies, Chinese analysts said.
Eyeing the intensifying geopolitical wrestling with Russia in the Arctic as global warming has accelerated ice melt, making the place strategically important for increasing military and civilian presence, the US plans to create a position of Arctic ambassador to the Arctic while the US-led military alliance NATO hyped Russia and China's interests in the northern polar region.
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