Bookshelf: the Arctic is the new global hotspot

By Robert Wihtol – The Strategist

For centuries, the Arctic was considered the exclusive domain of polar bears, exotic marine life and the occasional intrepid explorer. However, as climate change has thawed the polar ice, it has also opened up new shipping lanes and access to the region’s vast natural resources. And US President Donald Trump’s threats to take over Greenland for national security reasons have catapulted the Arctic onto the global stage.

As a result, Kenneth Rosen’s latest book, Polar War, could hardly be more timely. Rosen is an investigative journalist whose articles on a range of political and social issues have been published in The New Yorker, The New York Times and The Atlantic.