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In 1938, Austrian-born journalist (and alleged Soviet spy) Hans Peter SmolkaSmolka, Hans Peter tried to convince the readers of Foreign Affairs that the Arctic would soon emerge as an important military space. If Russia went to war with Germany and Japan, he argued, those two states might blockade or capture Leningrad and Vladivostok. “Russia would thus be bottled up on three sides: west, south and east,” SmolkaSmolka, Hans Peter noted. “But in the North—and there only—there is an independent, continuous and all-Russian coastline, unassailable by anyone.” The Russians would still be able to move men and materials along the Northern Sea RouteNorthern Sea Route and to collect supplies from potential allies through their Arctic waters.

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The Militarization of the Arctic to 1990

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    2025年

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  • Peter Kikkert,
  • P. Whitney Lackenbauer

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In 1938, Austrian-born journalist (and alleged Soviet spy) Hans Peter SmolkaSmolka, Hans Peter tried to convince the readers of Foreign Affairs that the Arctic would soon emerge as an important military space. If Russia went to war with Germany and Japan, he argued, those two states might blockade or capture Leningrad and Vladivostok. “Russia would thus be bottled up on three sides: west, south and east,” SmolkaSmolka, Hans Peter noted. “But in the North—and there only—there is an independent, continuous and all-Russian coastline, unassailable by anyone.” The Russians would still be able to move men and materials along the Northern Sea RouteNorthern Sea Route and to collect supplies from potential allies through their Arctic waters.