Abstract: Eight countries hold vast territories in the Arctic: the United States, Canada, Russia, Norway, Denmark (via Greenland), Finland, Sweden, and Iceland. All eight countries are positioning themselves to protect their sovereignty, defend their competing territorial claims, and develop significant natural resources. Future disputes could involve shipping routes,…
The United States is losing the race to protect its own interests in the Arctic region. It is important to create a sensible policy to field an adequate fleet of U.S.-owned ice-breakers. An adequate, competent, and sustainable fleet is the key to maintaining American presence in the region, protecting U.S. sovereignty, working with allies, and rebuilding the nation’s edge…
The Arctic is quickly reemerging as a strategic area where vital U.S. interests are at stake. The geopolitical and geo-economic importance of the Arctic region is rising rapidly, and its mineral wealth will likely transform the region into a booming economic frontier in the 21st century. The coasts and continental shelf of the Arctic Ocean are estimated to hold large…
Scribe has reported extensively on the tendency of large government spending projects to reward the politically...…
In 1966, God was pronounced dead. More recently, it was determined that God is back. But now a team of researchers has...…
Back in April, after the G20 Summit, we at Heritage warned that the Summit’s attack on tax havens was, at best, an...…
The AP reports: The Swedish government agreed Thursday to scrap a three-decade ban on building new nuclear reactors,...…
Finland, like the United States, is facing both rapidly growing energy demands and a need to reduce their country's...…