Leave it to humanity to commodify the end of the world. The historically peaceful, collaborative Arctic Council is fracturing into militarized disarray. The aggressive militaristic pursuits of Russia and the United States have triggered historically strictly neutral council members to make history by joining NATO, rework their policies, and funnel resources into defense. At the […]
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The Arctic Thaw is Cooling West-Russian Relations
“From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across the continent.” — Winston Churchill, 1946 Churchill’s oration as Westminster College is considered one of the landmark moments announcing the beginning of the Cold War, a half-century global struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union which redefined […]
Breaking the Ice: The Politics of the Arctic Council
Arctic policy has been frozen in United States political conversation for years. However, in May of 2015, the US will take over chairmanship of the Arctic Council, an understated organization for the Arctic. This comes in a time of expanding opportunities in the Arctic as well as rising tensions where caution is the lingua franca […]