The Department of Defense (DoD) has released a new Arctic Strategy, set to include more collaboration with new NATO allies.
Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks delivered a press conference in Washington D.C. in conjunction with the release of the new strategy Monday.
“While not an Arctic state, the PRC seeks greater influence in the region greater access to the region and a greater say in its governance,” Hicks said. “That’s concerning, given that it’s the only strategic competitor with the will and increasingly the wherewithal to remake the international order.”
“More troubling, we’ve seen growing cooperation between the PRC and Russia in the Arctic, commercially, with the PRC being a major funder of Russian energy exploitation in the Arctic — and increasingly militarily with Russia and China conducting joint exercises off the coast of Alaska.” Increased engagement with federal, state, and local authorities —as well as Alaska Native tribes and communities and international allies — in order to strengthen defense and increase shared security.
“We’ve been focusing heavily on quality of life improvements for many of our troops that are stationed there,” Ferguson said. “And as of this summer, all service members that are stationed in Alaska will actually have access to cold weather incentive pay for when they’re when they’re there, they’re able to buy cold weather gear for living up there.”
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