BASEN OCEANU ARKTYCZNEGO I ZMIANY KLIMATU A RYWALIZACJA WIELKICH MOCARSTW
ARCTIC OCEAN, CLIMATE CHANGE AND GREAT POWERS RIVALRY

Summary/Abstract: The paper examines the importance of the Arctic in the current US-China rivalry, as well as Russia's role in this conflict. The geopolitical situation of the Arctic takes into account its legal status, existing resources, the possibility of using sea routes in the circumstances of reducing the ice cover, especially the Northern Sea Route, as well as the strategic importance resulting from the location between North America, East Asia and Europe. The role of the Russian Federation in the current rivalry between the United States and China has been presented in the context of a comparative analysis of current events and geopolitical concepts. The author also pointed to the analogies between the present conflict and the Napoleonic wars, with an emphasis on the role of Russia in the early nineteenth century. This power then resolved the Franco-British rivalry in favor of the maritime power. At present, Russia can contribute to the resolution of the conflict by offering China the possibility of using the Northern Sea in the event of a possible blockade of the South China Sea by the US Navy.

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