"As the ice recedes in the Arctic, a new and contested area is fast emerging: the circumpolar region is now becoming key in the modern geopolitical contest. The September agreement between the US, Denmark, and Greenland is an important first step in shaping a new Arctic military architecture.
The Arctic is present too in the shadows cast by the Iran war on the Strait of Hormuz and other critical trade chokepoints, amid proposed alternative maritime shipping routes through the region. It is also at the forefront of climate insecurity, with permafrost thawing and waterways opening.
The Trump administration is correct in assessing that Russian ships are present "all over" the Arctic. Yet if Russian surface deployments are not apparent close to Greenland, they are indeed noticeable from the Barents Sea to the Pacific Arctic. In fact, Russia remains the primary security threat to US and NATO interests in the region, and everyone would do well to remember it.
A CEPA report, Frontline Arctic: The Evolution of Russia's Military Posture in a Changing Arctic, examines the threat that Russia's military posture and activities continue to pose to the United States, NATO, and their regional allies…"
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