Category: Arctic

Arctic / China

 by Jaffa Levy

The Arctic Is Becoming the World’s Most Strategic Trade Corridor, and Power Will Belong to Those Who Can Physically Keep It Open

The Arctic is no longer a distant frontier but an emerging economic corridor. As ice recedes and new shipping lanes become viable, the decisive factor will not be legal claims or rhetoric, but capability. Icebreakers, energy equity and logistics infrastructure are redefining strategic balance in the High North, turning mobility into influence and redundancy into leverage.

Denmark / Arctic / History

 by Jaffa Levy

Denmark’s Claim to Greenland Is in Doubt Because of Its Treatment of the Inuit, the Island’s Original Inhabitants

Denmark presents its sovereignty over Greenland as settled and lawful. But a closer look at its historical treatment of the Inuit, the island’s original inhabitants, raises deeper questions of legitimacy. From coercive population policies to forced assimilation, the record complicates Denmark’s moral claim at a moment when Greenland’s future is once again under global scrutiny.

Defence / Arctic / Denmark / United States

 by Jaffa Levy

Greenland Is Not the Prize. The Arctic Corridor Is

As Arctic ice retreats, the High North is being transformed from a frozen periphery into a strategic corridor. This chapter examines why Greenland matters not as territory or mineral wealth, but as fixed infrastructure anchoring military transit, sensing, and enforcement in a newly passable Arctic and why capability, not sovereignty claims, is shaping the redistribution of the North.