Foreword
The U.S. and the Arctic: What’s Next? Policymakers consider expanding U.S. presence in the Arctic Capping the top of the globe, the Arctic region hosts a landscape of icy tundra, unique nature and rare resources. Eight countries make up the Arctic nations in this area: Russia, Iceland, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Canada and, by means of Alaska, the U.S. As one of these Arctic nations, the U.S.’s substantial ties to the area have motivated policymaking for decades. But recently, policymakers have expressed a heightened interest in the Arctic. The U.S. became an Arctic nation when it purchased Alaska from the…
