Fresh off a NATO Summit featuring two new members hailing from the high north, the Pentagon today released its newest strategic document outlining the need for both the US and its allies to curb Russian and Chinese ambitions in the arctic.
The new document, the 2024 National Strategy for the Arctic Region, warns that both Moscow and Beijing are increasingly working together to facilitate their activities in the north, particularly in the wake of Russia’s invasion into Ukraine.[…]
But in the same vein that Russia and China’s cooperation is increasing, the strategy notes that NATO’s newest members — Sweden and Finland — are both arctic nations with vast experience operating in the region and building ships that keep their ports clear of ice that would otherwise impede most vessels. Läs artikel