Bangladesh, April 4 -- As the world fixates on the battlefields of Ukraine and the volatile Middle East, a quieter but no less consequential struggle is unfolding in the Arctic. Washingtons latest maneuver—planning to acquire icebreakers from Finland amid what some call an “Arctic crisis”—signals a bold escalation in the polar region in the context of competition with Beijing and Moscow.

This move, paired with the Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksens recent trip to Greenland, and President Donald Trumps proposed energy sanctions targeting Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) expansion (if he doesnt change his mind), reveals a troubling pattern: once again, this has everything to do with the US-led NATOs relentl...