Democratic nations must play by the rules which reject Arctic resource development while Russia and China have free rein.
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and natural gas. Thanks to global warming, the frozen sheets blanketing the Arctic are expected to retreat,The Biden Administration released its Arctic Strategy, which is built on the four pillars of security, climate, sustainability, and cooperation. Alaska Senator Dan Sullivan commended the four pillars but that it was missing a fifth: responsible resource development in Alaska. Compared to the sparse White House document, Russia and China have far more detailed plans for the region.
Former NATO Ambassador and Texas Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson decried the double standard that Russia and China “cooperate” to extract liquified natural gas from the Arctic while bona fide Arctic nations like US, Canada, Denmark, Norway are expected to uphold climate goals and eschew fossil fuels. The irony, she observes, is that US companies are best positioned to develop the resources in the most innovative and environmental-friendly ways but is restricted.
Liselotte Odegard, Senior fellow at Hudson Institute and Professor at the Norwegian Institute for Defense Studies described points from her recent article, She explained the tenuous relationship between Russia and China in the region. Global sanctions are pushing the two to world together, increasing the benefits of their decoupling from the world economy and using their own platforms for telecommunications , currency , global position , and shipping lanes.
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