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Russia wants to make the Arctic "nash okean" - "our ocean," a Russian ocean. We need to make it an American ocean. Here's how.
China is quietly conquering the Arctic, through indirect instruments like merchant shipping and dual-use research ships.
The NSR (Northern Sea Route) should not and need not be a Russian sea lane, and won't be if it has North Pacific and Nordic infrastructure.
As physical passage through the Arctic becomes easier, the risk of conflict rises as great powers contest it in earnest.
The U.S. might not need to annex Greenland outright in order to guarantee its security against Russian or Chinese action.
Svalbard, the other island in the Arctic, is a worst flashpoint than Greenland because it has centuries-old Russian settlements on it.
The Northwest Passage has been the subject of (heretofore) meaningless insistences designed to control it.
Greenland is the center of contention for the Arctic Ocean, which is the more important because it has become easily navigable.
The USA lacks any vision or unified military command in the Arctic Ocean, while Russia and China each try to turn it into their lake.
Previous American administrations have been lenient with Canada, but Donald Trump says the free ride on defense ends now.
