A fresh front for the large powers. The Arctic becomes a field of competition

The NATO states are concerned. Gwyn Jenkins, the first naval lord and chief of staff of the United Kingdom, has made an alarming announcement: Moscow's threat has now been top since 1989, with “the strongest feeling being felt at sea, in the North Atlantic and in the Far North”. The most crucial reason for expanding tensions is the North-East Passage, a sea way in the Arctic, from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean, along the northern shores of Eurasia, which is about 7500 kilometres long.