Santa’s workshop is underwater, and new shipping lanes emerge in an area once thought of as an insignificant edge on the global map. What happens when the Arctic starts getting wet in the summer? How does climate change affect the conflict between NATO and Russia, global shipping lanes, and habitation patterns?
To learn about all this and more, we once again bring back the inimitable Enrique Fonseca Porras of Visualpolitik! From all of us at ReConsider, happy holidays, and don’t let the pundits do the thinking for you!
Maps!
Notes!
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http://www.newsweek.com/tour-russias-giant-new-arctic-military-base-585759
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Visualpolitik: Svalbard: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GKV4Ax83XI
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https://maritime-executive.com/article/rival-claims-to-the-changing-arctic
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http://www.latimes.com/world/europe/la-fg-russia-arctic-claim-un-20150804-story.html
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Is Greenpeace on Putin´s payroll? (BLOOMBERG) https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2014-06-20/is-greenpeace-on-putin-s-payroll
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