The Bering Strait: A New Chokepoint for Great Power Competition

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The Bering Strait: A New Chokepoint for Great Power Competition

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Published by A. Gagaridis in Publication · 1 October 2018
Tags: ArcticClimateChangeGlobalWarmingGeostrategyGeopoliticsNSRNortherSeaRouteSecurityRussiaUSChina
The Bering Strait might just seem a remote and irrelevant waterway. But as the Arctic ice melts, the maritime traffic along the Northern Sea Route and drilling activities to extract the energy resources around the Pole will both increase.

As this happens, the Bering Strait will gain greater strategic relevance, notably for Russia. Adding the proximity of the US state of Alaska, this is likely to lead to a militarization of the area.

Also, contrarily to what may be expected, the NSR will not solve China's strategic problems about protecting the vital sea lanes; and Bering will not become its main point of concern. The real problem for the PRC is that it will have to rely on Russia to protect its interests in the region; but the Beijing-Moscow partnership may not last forever.

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