Add to ORKGIn the Punic Wars, Hannibal surprised and strategically dislocated the Roman legions by attacking them with his war elephants as he made his way across what had been considered to be an insurmountable geographical barrier, the Alps. In a similar fashion, recent developments in Soviet Arctic mobility and logistics give the Soviets the capability to inflict strategic surprise on the West. Although there is no evidence that the Soviets intend to implement the strategic plans or concepts of operations discussed here, they do possess substantial capabilities in the Arctic which could threaten the United States and Canada. U.S. and Canadian strategists must consider these capabilities in determining our territorial defense plans and our Arctic de...
In January 1986, the Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral James Watkins, published an article describi...
The Arctic is currently the setting for a high stakes power play between the liberal, Western order ...
The resolution of this Northern Flank problem is seen as a naval Issue and this paper argues that NA...
Several postwar developments have ensured that the Arctic theater will occupy center stage in any fu...
Global warming has increased the Arctic's geopolitical significance, especially for Russia, which ha...
From the viewpoint of U. S. naval strategists, the Arctic Ocean has always been considered a poten...
The Arctic Polar Region is becoming increasingly important in terms of strategic operations. especia...
To what extent does the military posturing of Arctic coastal states reflect an ongoing arms race for...
With the steady melting of Arctic ice, the door has opened to northern shipping routes and access to...
Over the last decade, Russia has considerably ramped up its military presence in the Arctic. This is...
A little more than a year ago the then Norwegian Defense Minister Hellesen announced, in a report to...
A quick introduction to The Cold War in Northern Waters. Presented at RSIS-IFS Workshop on: “Navies,...
Nowhere is the Soviet threat to the NATO alliance more acute than to its northern flank, an area whi...
When it comes to the Arctic, there is no lack of planning, debating, studying, or shortage of opinio...
Arctic lands and waters are continuing to thaw with each passing decade, and the increasing interest...
In January 1986, the Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral James Watkins, published an article describi...
The Arctic is currently the setting for a high stakes power play between the liberal, Western order ...
The resolution of this Northern Flank problem is seen as a naval Issue and this paper argues that NA...
Several postwar developments have ensured that the Arctic theater will occupy center stage in any fu...
Global warming has increased the Arctic's geopolitical significance, especially for Russia, which ha...
From the viewpoint of U. S. naval strategists, the Arctic Ocean has always been considered a poten...
The Arctic Polar Region is becoming increasingly important in terms of strategic operations. especia...
To what extent does the military posturing of Arctic coastal states reflect an ongoing arms race for...
With the steady melting of Arctic ice, the door has opened to northern shipping routes and access to...
Over the last decade, Russia has considerably ramped up its military presence in the Arctic. This is...
A little more than a year ago the then Norwegian Defense Minister Hellesen announced, in a report to...
A quick introduction to The Cold War in Northern Waters. Presented at RSIS-IFS Workshop on: “Navies,...
Nowhere is the Soviet threat to the NATO alliance more acute than to its northern flank, an area whi...
When it comes to the Arctic, there is no lack of planning, debating, studying, or shortage of opinio...
Arctic lands and waters are continuing to thaw with each passing decade, and the increasing interest...
In January 1986, the Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral James Watkins, published an article describi...
The Arctic is currently the setting for a high stakes power play between the liberal, Western order ...
The resolution of this Northern Flank problem is seen as a naval Issue and this paper argues that NA...