The Arctic is emerging as a geopolitical hotspot with climate change, resource competition and strategic interests meet. As the ice recedes, options open for shipping routes and resource extraction unlocking economic opportunities as well as heightening tensions between Arctic nations.
The Fabled passage
The North West Passage is a sea route between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, across the top of North America.
Conflict and geopolitical issues
The world competes for Arctic resources.
The Northwest Passage
The treasure that explorers sought after for centuries.