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What's driving the changing face of Arctic geopolitics?

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Eight nations lie in the Arctic Circle : the Arctic Five -- Canada , Denmark , Norway , Russia and the US -- are the region's coastal states.

None of these nations "owns" the Arctic , exercising their territorial and economic rights in line with international law.

Recent conflicts further south have seen once-cooperative scientific and diplomatic relationships in the region affected by frayed relationships between Moscow and EU as well as NATO members.

Winter sea ice extent is at record lowest levels and some expect an ice-free summer could occur by 2050 .

Russia and China would benefit most from such an environmental transformation, with a more direct path to send freight between their major ports that doesn't require hugging the Russian shoreline.

But there are also risks to human safety from ice loss and thawing permafrost on land.

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