David Auerswald,
War on the RocksRussia and the United States have started a game of chicken in the Arctic that could lead to an unnecessary military conflict. The Russians have asserted unilateral control over the Northern Sea Route, an international waterway running along Russia's northern coast, and are deploying military assets at chokepoints along the route.U.S. officials dispute Russia's claim to the Northern Sea Route and have threatened to send U.S. naval vessels in a Freedom of Navigation Operation (FONOP). U.S. Secretary of the Navy Richard Spencer has spoken of having some ships make the transit in the Arctic....
