Is conflict in the Arctic a real threat or just hype? | Start Here

Donald Trump has been talking about buying Greenland, but the backdrop is a bigger story about competing interests and growing competition in the Arctic, a region where big global powers collide. So what’s going on? How real is the threat of war? And how much of it is hype? #AJStartHere with Sandra Gathmann explains.

Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
00:53 - What is the Arctic?
01:35 - How climate change is affecting the Arctic
02:10 - Russia v NATO and the power politics of the Arctic
02:53 - Russia’s collaboration with China in the Arctic
03:51 - How Trump’s new foreign policy could change things
04:21 - Why countries are interested in the Arctic for economic reasons
06:10 - Is there a race for resources in the Arctic?
07:40 - Why does Trump want Greenland?
09:11 - How real is the threat of war in the Arctic?

This episode features:
Christina Henriksen | Saami Council member
Andreas Østhagen | Senior researcher, Fridtjof Nansen Institute
Mathieu Boulègue | Global fellow, Polar Institute, Wilson Center
Aaja Chemnitz | Greenland MP, Inuit Ataqatigiit Party

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