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Global war for control of the ARCTIC: Climate change is unlocking untapped natural resources, new trade routes... and a new international conflict that RUSSIA is already winning

The year 2023 was characterised by a huge surge in global conflicts.



The outbreak of hostilities between Israel and Hamas in October captured the world's attention, while the bitter fighting between Russia and Ukraine grinds towards its third year. 

Elsewhere, much of sub-Saharan Africa is blighted by battles between government forces, militias and extremist groups, and nations like Myanmar and Sudan have been wracked with civil war. 

But in the coming years, a new battleground could emerge that threatens to dwarf them all, pitting global powers against one another like never before in a mad dash for control and supremacy. 

As the Arctic region undergoes unprecedented changes due to climate change, the melting of the ice opens up a massive new frontier, unlocking a treasure trove of previously untapped natural resources, new trade routes, and strategic superiority. 

And it should come as no surprise that the world's major military and economic powers Russia, China and the United States - as well as other Arctic nations - are already charting their path to polar supremacy. 

Now, with some of the world's top defence and security analysts warning of the potential for a hot conflict in the Arctic, MailOnline examines just why the region is so important and how such a conflict could emerge.


The 50 Let Pobedy [50th Anniversary of Victory] nuclear-powered icebreaker operated by Atomflot makes its way through the frozen waters of the Gulf of Ob, the Kara Sea

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