Warns that the United States and Europe have fallen far behind Russia and China. The icy tundra is now a geopolitical playing field where global powers are, with varying success, trying to stake a claim.Ĭoast Guard Vice Commandant Peter Neffenger, who spent four years craftingĪrctic strategy at the U.S. But as climate change opens new frontiers, the Arctic region is becoming the world’s hottest real estate. President Donald Trump’s attempt to buy Greenland from Denmark was largely met with amusement and derision. Greenland was ridiculed – but as the glaciers melt, a global battle for the
