Pentagon Releases Strategy for Arctic - NYTimes.com
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WASHINGTON — As a shrinking northern ice cap sets the stage for increased competition over natural resources, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Friday released the Pentagon’s first “Arctic Strategy,” intended to safeguard American security interests and the region’s environment.
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Canada welcomes U.S. Arctic strategy
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Canada welcomes U.S. Arctic strategy
HALIFAX - A new Arctic strategy released by the U.S. is welcome and “entirely consistent” with Canada’s approach in the region Defence Minister Rob Nicholson said Saturday.
Speaking as part of a panel at the Halifax International Security Forum Nicholson said the strategy outlined Friday by U.S. Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel focuses domestically on the north within a context of international cooperation.
“Certainly the Americans have a large stake in this and this (strategy) is appropriate. We view this as a low tension area and so we reach out and want to have cooperation between other countries.”
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Climate change will make the Arctic a new battleground. Here’s how America will fight | Grist
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U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel laid out the Pentagon’s first-ever Arctic strategy — a military strategy designed to keep the fast-melting region peaceful and clean as it is plundered by drillers and traversed by shippers. From his speech on Friday [PDF]:
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Putin’s green security strategy goes Arctic | Barentsobserver
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A new federal Environmental Security Strategy will have a high focus on Arctic issues, as well as on cross-border pollution, President Putin says.