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    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Could there be a new Cold War in the Arctic?

    The ice is melting in the Arctic and now places previously unreachable are accessible. There are valuable resources up there that countries like Russia, China, and the U.S. all want. Could that lead to armed confrontation?

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    By Madeleine Brand • Dec 8, 2018 • 1 min read

    The ice is melting in the Arctic and now places previously unreachable are accessible. There are valuable resources up there that countries like Russia, China, and the U.S. all want. Could that lead to armed confrontation?

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    The United States is far behind Russia when it comes to military dominance in the Arctic
    1. 0:00President Trump nominates William Barr as the next Attorney General
    2. 12:13Could there be a new Cold War in the Arctic?You’re reading this
    3. 22:32Margot Robbie transforms for “Mary Queen of Scots”
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    The full episode

    2 of 3
    The United States is far behind Russia when it comes to military dominance in the Arctic
    1. 0:00President Trump nominates William Barr as the next Attorney General
    2. 12:13Could there be a new Cold War in the Arctic?You’re reading this
    3. 22:32Margot Robbie transforms for “Mary Queen of Scots”
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand