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Mandy Mayfield, National Defense: Analysts Downplay Russia's Military Presence in the Arctic
The U.S. national security community is sounding the alarm about Russian military activities in the Arctic. But some experts in international relations said those concerns are overblown.
It is common for observers to misinterpret Russia's military presence in the region as a sign that the nation is preparing for war, said Marlene Laruelle, a research professor at the Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian studies at George Washington University. But much of Russia's military modernization is geared toward boosting its economy, she said Sept. 12 during a conference hosted by the Stimson Center, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank.
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WNU Editor: Russia is making a bet that global warming will continue, and in the next decade or two the arctic will be a strategic waterway for shipping.
