Mathieu seeks to demystify Moscow’s military build-up in the region. He explains that if Moscow is indeed militarizing the Russian Arctic, the military build-up and the Kremlin’s intentions are, at least for now, defensive in nature.
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Read more in Mathieu’s paper Russia’s Military Posture in the Arctic: Managing Hard Power in a ‘Low Tension’ Environment