Russia in the midst of a massive buildup of their military in the Arctic
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The newspaper Izvestia reported late last month that Russia’s military will resume fighter patrols to the North Pole for the first time in 30 years.
The patrols will be in addition to regular bomber flights up to the edge of U.S. and Canadian airspace.
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Old Cold-War-era air bases have been rejuvenated. Foreign policy observers have counted four new Arctic brigade combat teams, 14 new operational airfields, 16 deepwater ports and 40 icebreakers with an additional 11 in development.
Bomber patrols have been steady. NORAD has reported up to 20 sightings and 19 intercepts a year.
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Nearing the end of its term, the Liberal government has yet to table an official Arctic policy.
Canada needs to keep pace if only because it can’t count on the current international order to hold, said John Higginbotham of the Centre for International Governance Innovation in Waterloo.
“If the globalized system fragments, we’re going to get a world of blocs. The blocs will have power to close international shipping channels.
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