Arctic coast guards team up, Russia included

Photo: USCG.
The head of the U.S. Coast Guard met today with his counterparts from seven other northern nations to create the Arctic Coast Guard Forum, at a signing ceremony in New London, Conn. The forum is intended to help pool resources when life, limb or the Arctic environment are in danger. But perhaps the most significant feature of today’s event was Russia’s presence.
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The new Coast Guard alliance has the same membership roster as the Arctic Council: Canada,