U.S. Arctic Policy: The Reluctant Arctic Power

U.S. Arctic Policy: The Reluctant Arctic Power

By virtue of both its standing as a superpower and its purchase of Alaska in 1867, the United States is an Arctic nation. But throughout much of its history, it seldom recognized this fact. At an individual level, it has produced outstanding polar explorers such as Robert Peary and Richard Byrd, as...

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