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The Arctic: Focus Of Future Fuel Fights

May 26, 2022 by PA Pundits - International

By Duggan Flanakin ~ Still the playground of polar bears, the lands and waters north of the Arctic Circle are home to some of the world’s largest fish stocks, massive oil and gas resources, and an abundance of rare minerals that will become more accessible if Arctic temperatures rise, as northern sea routes are the shortest distance […]

The US Needs Icebreakers To Keep Up With China And Russia In The Arctic

June 17, 2021 by PA Pundits - International

By James Di Pane and Kaitlyn Romaine ~ President Joe Biden recognized the U.S. Coast Guard’s crucial presence in the Arctic Ocean during his address to the U.S. Coast Guard Academy’s graduating cadets in New London, Connecticut, on May 19. But it will take more than words to compete against China and Russia in the […]

Putin – Teaching Polar Bears Russian

September 29, 2015 by PA Pundits - International

By Dr. Robin McFee ~ The Alaska times headline will soon read “Polar bears forced to learn Russian as US cedes the Arctic to Putin.” One of the little publicized effects of Putin annexing the Arctic for the Russian Federation is the new requirement that polar bears become bilingual – they must learn Russian. This […]

Putin Pushes Envelope In The Arctic

March 20, 2015 by PA Pundits - International

By Dr. Peter Brookes ~ If there is one thing you can say about Russian President Vladimir Putin, it’s that while he’s not always straightforward about his whereabouts (for 10 days), he’s straightforward about geopolitics. Indeed, about a year after carving Crimea from Kiev, Moscow is making waves in the ice floes at the top […]