Arctic Ice Concentration Change
Arctic sea ice levels have been receding at an average rate of 12.9 percent per year since 1979.
As new actors establish their presence in the Arctic, nations are forging political and commercial partnerships which will transform the Arctic and create major political fault lines with the potential to spark future conflict and confrontation.
As new actors establish their presence in the Arctic, nations are forging political and commercial partnerships which will transform the Arctic and create major political fault lines with the potential to spark future conflict and confrontation.
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