Why NATO-Russia Tensions Are Rising in the Arctic

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After years of being insulated from political strife, tensions between NATO and Russia have been rising over the Arctic following the suspension of the Arctic Council. So in this video, we explain the history of the region and why tensions are escalating.

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1 - https://www.files.ethz.ch/isn/189844/wp85.pdf
2 - https://dgap.org/en/research/publications/disruption-arctic-exceptionalism
3 - https://markets.businessinsider.com/commodities/oil-price
4 - http://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2016/03/new-arctic-thawing-rapidly-circle-work-oil/
5 - https://www.reuters.com/article/russia-arctic/russian-general-says-watching-arctic-militarisation-idINLN49100920090223
6 - https://dgap.org/en/research/publications/disruption-arctic-exceptionalism
7 - https://www.state.gov/joint-statement-on-arctic-council-cooperation-following-russias-invasion-of-ukraine/
8 - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2023-03-13/nato-russia-are-flexing-their-military-power-in-the-arctic?srnd=premium-uk
9 - https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/FP_20210412_china_arctic.pdf

00:00 Introduction
00:49 History of Arctic Exceptionalism
02:19 Rising Tensions
05:03 The End of Arctic Exceptionalism?
07:49 What Happens Next?
09:33 Nebula