Editorial: As polar ice melts, Russia and China probe — at America's expense
by The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune
Dec 31, 2019
3 minutes
The top and bottom of the world no longer are barren expanses of ice visited every so often by explorers on snowshoes. They're untapped El Dorados, troves of hidden energy and mineral resources coveted by both East and West.
Who's doing the coveting? For some time the primary players have been the U.S. and Russia. But another global power has sidled its way into the game in both the Arctic
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