Humphrey Hawksley

Facing Up to China’s Military Interests in the Arctic
...My view: China sees itself as the new Pivot of Eurasia. Russia is the new rimland and the Arctic China's near periphery. https://www.realcleardefense.com/articles/2019/12/11/facing_up_to_chinas_military_interests_in_the_arctic_114913.html?mc_cid=59744164b7&mc_eid=4440615d80

The 2019 @noaa Arctic Report Card is out, and the past six years have all been the hottest on record in the Arctic. Here's more from the report: https://www.arctictoday.com/the-past-six-years-have-all-been-the-hottest-on-record-in-the-arctic/ by @m_scribe

Russia plans to establish an air defense “dome” across its polar region by arming all of its Northern Fleet’s Arctic divisions with S-400 missile batteries https://www.arctictoday.com/russia-plans-to-set-up-an-arctic-air-defense-dome-with-s-400-missiles/