Aboard an icebreaker, a writer got a closer look at the Arctic's 'Sea Change'
Writer Rana Foroohar explains the stakes in Sea Change.
NPR reports: Writer Rana Foroohar explains the stakes in Sea Change.
As polar ice melts in the Arctic, shipping lanes are opening up, making the region a new zone of superpower competition.
This environment story centres on the United States. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Arctic, Sea Change' and Writer Rana Foroohar.
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