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Aboard an icebreaker, a writer got a closer look at the Arctic's 'Sea Change'

Sea Change. '/> As polar ice melts in the Arctic, shipping lanes are opening up, making the region a new zone of superpower competition. Writer Rana Foroohar ex...

By Dave Davies•Oct 14, 2026, 07:42 PM UTC•1 min read

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Primary Wire Report: Sea Change. '/> As polar ice melts in the Arctic, shipping lanes are opening up, making the region a new zone of superpower competition. Writer Rana Foroohar ex...
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Sea Change. '/> As polar ice melts in the Arctic, shipping lanes are opening up, making the region a new zone of superpower competition. Writer Rana Foroohar explains the stakes in Sea Change.

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