Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
America has ambitions for the Arctic that may even include invading Greenland, but when you analyze the satellite imagery and shipping trackers, there's only one winner in the melting Far North: Russia. While the US has, in places, left bases to rot, strongman Vladimir Putin has established trade routes and military bases that are projecting power right across the not-so-frozen Arctic.
Read "Satellite images show how Russia is winning the race for the Arctic as the US plays catch-up": bit.ly/4gExbqX
00:00 - Intro
01:15 - Trade In A Melting North
04:21 - Russia's Icebreaker Empire
06:49 - Risk Of Hot War In The Cold North
08:10 - Russia's Expanding Military Bases
10:19 - NATO Fights Back In The Arctic
11:41 - Satellite Images Show Russian Expansion
13:02 - The US Retreat From The Far North
17:44 - America's Greenland Problem
21:22 - China's Arctic Ambitions
24:00 - Greenland's Push For Autonomy
27:24 - Credits
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America has ambitions for the Arctic that may even include invading Greenland, but when you analyze the satellite imagery and shipping trackers, there's only one winner in the melting Far North: Russia. While the US has, in places, left bases to rot, strongman Vladimir Putin has established trade routes and military bases that are projecting power right across the not-so-frozen Arctic.
Read "Satellite images show how Russia is winning the race for the Arctic as the US plays catch-up": bit.ly/4gExbqX
00:00 - Intro
01:15 - Trade In A Melting North
04:21 - Russia's Icebreaker Empire
06:49 - Risk Of Hot War In The Cold North
08:10 - Russia's Expanding Military Bases
10:19 - NATO Fights Back In The Arctic
11:41 - Satellite Images Show Russian Expansion
13:02 - The US Retreat From The Far North
17:44 - America's Greenland Problem
21:22 - China's Arctic Ambitions
24:00 - Greenland's Push For Autonomy
27:24 - Credits
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#arctic #militarybases #russia #greenland #nato #china #satelliteimagery #viewfromabove
WATCH MORE:
Why The US Operates 750 Military Bases Around The World
youtu.be/blMRs6Wh-G0
Inside Gaza’s Deadly Food Economy
youtu.be/XoTZItCldn4
Exposing The Dark Side of America's AI Data Center Explosion
youtu.be/t-8TDOFqkQA
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