Matthew Ehret — The Polar Silk Road Comes to Life as a New Epoch in History Begins

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Speaking at China’s second Belt and Road conference in Beijing featuring 37 heads of state, Russia President Vladimir Putin unveiled the intention to unite Russia’s Northern Sea Route with China’s Maritime Silk Road. This announcement should come as no surprise to anyone who has been paying attention to the close strategic friendship between both countries since the 2015 announcement of an alliance between the Russian-led Eurasian Economic Union and Belt and Road Initiative. This extension of the Maritime Silk Road represents a powerful force to transform the last unexplored frontier on the Earth, converting the Arctic from a geopolitical zone of conflict towards a new paradigm of mutual cooperation and development.... Strategic Culture FoundationThe Polar Silk Road Comes to Life as a

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Mike Norman considers the following as important: Arctic Passage, BRI, Maritime Silk Road, New Silk Road, Northern Sea Route, Sino-Russian strategic alliance

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