Spies, submarines and the new Arctic cold war
Kenneth R. Rosen reports from above the Arctic Circle to show how military ambition, climate change and resource economics are turning the region into a high-stakes flashpoint. Blending geopolitics with on-the-ground human stories, it maps the accelerating contest for power between Russia, the US and their rivals.
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Spies, submarines and the new Arctic cold war
Kenneth R. Rosen reports from above the Arctic Circle to show how military ambition, climate change and resource economics are turning the region into a high-stakes flashpoint. Blending geopolitics with on-the-ground human stories, it maps the accelerating contest for power between Russia, the US and their rivals.
- Book Synopsis
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'A wake up call to the West' JONATHAN BEALE
'Troubling and revealing' THE INDEPENDENT
Russian spies. Sabotaged pipelines. Undersea communications severed in the dead of night. Tensions are building at the top of the world.
The Arctic - the fastest-warming place on Earth - stands at the crossroads of geopolitical ambition and environmental catastrophe.
As thawing ice opens up new trade routes, untapped natural resources and long-frozen biological weapons, award-winning commentator Kenneth R. Rosen draws on first-hand reportage and testimony to document the race to control this strategically crucial territory.
Can America, which since the 1990s has lagged behind on infrastructure, reimpose its might against the superior technology and strategic engagement of Russia and China?
Above the Arctic Circle, the world's superpowers stand on the brink of a new cold war - and every day it grows hotter.
Timely and incisive, Polar War is an indispensable account of the interests, landscapes and people that define the world's most extreme frontier.
- About The Author
- Kenneth R. Rosen is an author and journalist who has reported from more than 30 countries, including Ukraine, Syria and Iraq. His work has appeared in the New York Times, the New Yorker, the Guardian, FT Magazine, New Statesman, and elsewhere. He is the recipient of numerous accolades for his reporting, including France's prestigious Bayeux Calvados-Normandy Award for war correspondents.
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- ISBN
- 9781805229124
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Profile Books, (22 January 2026)
- Number of Pages
- 304
- Weight
- 522 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 238 x 158 x 34 mm
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