Gavin Newsom: “Shipping lanes are opening [in the Arctic].”

“He claims that if America does not seize Greenland, Russia or China will. Fear is a powerful motivator, but it is also a convenient cover for reckless ambition. The Arctic is indeed becoming a strategic frontier. Shipping lanes are opening [in the Arctic]. Resources are becoming accessible. Military positioning is evolving. But competition does not justify conquest. Strategic interest does not justify territorial desire. And security concerns do not justify threatening an ally's sovereignty.” (02:31–02:34)

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