Washington Wants an Arctic Circle of Confrontation

November 20, 2019

In an interview published in The Economist on November 7, President Macron was reported as stating that the US-NATO military alliance is suffering from “brain death.” In relation to international affa…

Washington’s “Northern Fantasies”

October 25, 2019

Opinion

Previously, the North Pole together with the Arctic Ocean were mostly occupying the attention, aside from a bunch of scientists, of those who enjoyed Andersen’s fairy tale The Snow Queen. However…

Washington’s Arctic Antics

September 26, 2019

Opinion

The Pentagon’s recent Report to Congress on Arctic Strategy makes it clear that the US considers the region as “US homeland” and therefore “When necessary and appropriate, the United States will chall…

The Pompeo Doctrine : How to Seize the Arctic’s Resources

September 16, 2019

Opinion

Donald Trump got the headlines as usual -- but don’t be fooled. It wasn't Trumpism in action this August, but what we should all now start referring to as the Pompeo Doctrine. Yes, I’m referring to Se…

Arctic LNG Revolution Is Russia’s Answer to US Shale Boom

July 13, 2019

Opinion

Last week saw Japan’s Mitsui and Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation agree to buy a 10% stake in Novatek’s Arctic LNG (liquefied natural gas) 2 project for an officially undisclosed price, …

Big War in the Arctic: How Could It Happen?

July 10, 2019

Opinion

The Arctic’s ice cover is melting, which presents new economic opportunities for the Arctic states, while also making the competition between them stiffer. Can these opposing interests lead to a large…

Technocrats and Neocons Respond to the Polar Silk Road

July 6, 2019

Opinion

“Fate leads the willing and drags the unwilling” – Seneca Over the past months, an unexpected world of economic activity has opened up across Russia’s Arctic frontier with the unveiling of the Polar S…

Why Is China Pouring Money Into the Arctic?

June 12, 2019

Opinion

Diplomats gathered in Rovaniemi to discuss the state of the North Pole were caught off-guard by the United States’ posturing. In a speech to the Arctic Council, U.S. Secretary of State Mike …