Why America Is Losing The Secret War For The Arctic
America has ambitions for the Arctic that may even include invading Greenland, but when you analyze the satellite imagery and shipping trackers, there’s only one winner in the melting Far North: Russia. While the US has, in places, left bases to rot, strongman Vladimir Putin has established trade routes and military bases that are projecting power right across the not-so-frozen Arctic.
00:00 – Intro
01:15 – Trade In A Melting North
04:21 – Russia’s Icebreaker Empire
06:49 – Risk Of Hot War In The Cold North
08:10 – Russia’s Expanding Military Bases
10:19 – NATO Fights Back In The Arctic
11:41 – Satellite Images Show Russian Expansion
13:02 – The US Retreat From The Far North
17:44 – America’s Greenland Problem
21:22 – China’s Arctic Ambitions
24:00 – Greenland’s Push For Autonomy
27:24 – Credits
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