Russia military dimension in the Arctic region.
Journal: General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania
Year: 2017

Global warming makes the northern polar region increasingly accessible. Climate change will permit increased exploitation of oil, natural gas and other minerals. The seasonal decline of sea ice cover has raised possibility of large scale maritime trade via Northern routes that would provide great savings in distance and time, and hence cost. These opportunities drew the attention of great countries, like U.S., Russia, Canada, Norway, Denmark even China, Japan or South Korea. All these countries