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Ian Proud – Trump has his eyes on the prize of arctic shipping routes

February 2, 2026 Ben Wray 0

Trump doesn’t just want Greenland for the minerals and the glory of territorial expansion, there’s also geo-economic reasons. Ian Proud was a member of His Britannic Majesty’s Diplomatic Service from 1999 to 2023. He served […]

Martin Vrba – The Race for the Melting Arctic

January 27, 2025 Ben Wray 0

As the Arctic melts, it becomes a hot-spot for geopolitical competition and resource extraction, which in turns will accelerate it’s ecological destruction. Martin Vrba is a Czech journalist, essayist, and researcher. Based in Prague, he […]