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Arctic Science Cannot Afford a New Cold War

2 October 2020by TheThresh.com Leave a comment

Editorial Nature Records are being broken in the Arctic, but not the kinds to celebrate. Last summer, Greenland lost more than twice as much ice as the yearly average since […]

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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, LAW, NATIONAL SECURITY

America is Preparing for the Wrong Arctic Crisis

13 August 2020by TheThresh.com Leave a comment

By Victoria Herrmann Scientific American In late July, the Trump Administration appointed James DeHart as the first U.S. Coordinator for the Arctic. A career member of the Senior Foreign Service, Mr. […]

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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, NATIONAL SECURITY

China and Its Arctic Trajectories

25 June 2020by TheThresh.com Leave a comment

By Sanna Kopra The Arctic Institute China’s Arctic engagement has increased considerably during the past decade, which has not only offered plentiful economic opportunities but also created new risks and […]

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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, NATIONAL SECURITY

The Different Levels of Geopolitics of the Arctic

16 January 2020by TheThresh.com Leave a comment

By Andreas Østhagen Georgetown Journal of International Affairs Few areas have been the source of as much speculation, hype, and overgeneralization as the Arctic region at the start of the […]

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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, NATIONAL SECURITY

Arming Icebreakers

31 August 2017by TheThresh.com Leave a comment

By Andreas Kuersten RealClearDefense Icebreakers ply polar waters, smashing open sea lanes with their heavily armored bows.  Yet in addition to being equipped to do battle with the elements, should […]

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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, NATIONAL SECURITY

The Dangerous Myth of an ‘Icebreaker Gap’

12 September 2016by TheThresh.com Leave a comment

By Andreas Kuersten Defense One America is finally taking steps to fix its woeful shortage of icebreakers, the armor-bowed vessels that enable year-round presence and passage through the ever-more-important Arctic […]

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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, NATIONAL SECURITY

The Nature of International Cooperation in the Arctic

31 May 2016by TheThresh.com Leave a comment

By Eli Kintisch Science & Diplomacy On a planet that is undergoing profound change, the Arctic is experiencing some of the most rapid changes, leading to historic, unexpected, and largely […]

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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Why Can’t America Build an Icebreaker?

7 January 2016by TheThresh.com Leave a comment

By Andreas Kuersten The Arctic Journal The United States is one of five countries with an Arctic coastline and continental shelf. As such, it is both burdened with direct responsibility […]

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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, NATIONAL SECURITY

Russia’s Military Buildup in the Arctic: Political Rhetoric vs. Reality

14 October 2015by TheThresh.com Leave a comment

By Ekaterina Klimenko World Policy Although over the last decade there has been concern regarding the possible emergence of territorial conflicts or a ‘resource race’ in the Arctic, in reality the […]

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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, NATIONAL SECURITY

The Arctic Continental Shelf: Geological, Legal, or Geopolitical?

1 July 2015by TheThresh.com Leave a comment

By Mia Bennett Cryopolitics With Shell receiving conditional approval to drill in the Chukchi Sea in offshore Alaska, the phrase “continental shelf” has come up a lot lately. The term also appears […]

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