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Arctic

The race to control the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard

President Donald Trump’s push to acquire Greenland is part of a growing quest for influence in the Arctic, the planet’s coldest frontier, where Russia has interests in Norwegian archipelago Svalbard.

 

Host: Casey Magloire

Writer and Producer: Amalie Sortland

Episode Photography: Joe Mee

Executive producer: Gary Marshall

8 mins • S1, E1282

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