U.S. Needs ‘Resilient’ Strategy to Counter China, Russia in Arctic, Experts Say

The aurora borealis over Ice Camp Seadragon during Ice Exercise (ICEX) 2020. US Navy Photo

The United States “needs resilient people and resilient equipment” to meet mounting security and economic challenges posed by Russia and China, according to a panel of Arctic security experts.

Moscow’s vision of the Far North as “the Russian Mecca” and Beijing’s ambitious Polar Silk Road initiative present economic obstacles to the United States, the experts said.

Speaking Tuesday, retired Air Force Maj....

https://news.usni.org/2020/12/17/u-s-needs-resilient-strategy-to-counter-china-russia-in-arctic-experts-say

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