Russian aggression unlikely to hit Arctic, say security experts

Julia Gourley, senior Arctic official at the State Department. (Photo: Liz Ruskin)Russia is antagonizing the U.S. on multiple fronts these days, in Europe, in Syria and in cyberspace, if claims prove true that Moscow is behind some high-profile email hacks. But in the Arctic, Russia is still playing nice. That’s one conclusion a panel of national security experts made at a Washington, D.C. briefing today.
Russia has certainly built up its military on its side of the Arctic. It has installe