The soon to be ex-american president GW started beaking off today about US interests in the Arctic. As the legendary Northwest Passage starts coming into existence, the US is now waking up to the northern oceans. Russia has been making overtures for the last couple years because they have the largest chunk of the arctic, and they are going after the resources. America is just confused. They have one of the smallest slices of the arctic nations, but they have been less than respectful of any treaties they have negotiated with Canada.
As global warming's effects become noticeable, Canada is on the global forefront of climate change. Many lives were lost exploring the Canadian Arctic for the Northwest passage. Now that the polar ice caps are melting, we now for have, for part of the year, an ice free route through the arctic ocean. This is major, because for part of the year, cargo from the orient to Europe has a shorter faster route. When the arctic ocean stayed impassable, only the nuclear subs of Russia and the US could operate in the region.
Canada is waking up and exerting our authority in the north, but will it be enough .....
More Later....
G.
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