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* “Arctic Nations Are Squaring Up to Exploit the Region’s Rich Natural Resources,” Mark Rowe, Geographical, August 12, 2022.
* “Russia and China Vie to Beat the U.S. in the Trillion-Dollar Race to Control the Arctic,” Clay Dillow, CNBC.com, February 6, 2018.
* Ibid.
* “A Treasure Map of the Arctic,” Frank Swain, New Scientist, February 2, 2018.
* “Arctic Nations,” Rowe.
* “Russia Plants Flag on North Pole Seabed,” Tom Parfitt, The Guardian, August 2, 2007.
* “U.S. Is Seen as Laggard as Russia Asserts Itself in Warming Arctic,” Steven Lee Meyers, Business Standard, August 30, 2015.
* “U.S. Coast Guard Calls for Larger Icebreaker Fleet to Compete in the Arctic,” Zamone Perez, Defense News, July 14, 2022.
* “The North Pole, Land of Pygmies and Giant Magnets,” Frank Jacobs, Strange Maps, July 23, 1010.
* “The Mysteries of the First-Ever Map of the North Pole,” Cara Giaimo, Atlas Obscura, February 27, 2017.
* “Alexander Dugin: Who Is Putin Ally and Apparent Car Bombing Target?,” Pjotr Sauer, The Guardian, August 21, 2022.
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