Pivot to Arctic: What's Behind US-NATO Military Buildup in High North?
09:41 GMT 22.05.2021Get short URL
by Ekaterina Blinova
The US is stepping up its military presence in the Arctic region together with its NATO allies, while at the same time calling on other nations to restrain from Arctic militarisation. What's behind Washington's self-contradictory stance and the latest push in the ice-cold region?
The Biden administration is bringing the Arctic into focus as glaciers are melting, expanding the region's shipping lanes and increasing access to natural resources, Foreign Policy Magazine noted on 20 May, citing Antony Blinken's official visit to Greenland and Iceland as well as NATO's growing presence in the "high north".
The magazine outlines three elements of a new emerging pattern:
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