Mapping the World
Then complex world of geopolitics broken down into ten minute, bite-sized chunks. You'll never sound uninformed at the dinner table ever again.
1. From the Bering Strait to the Arctic: Russian ambitions
0.0Jan 10, 2025 · 12 min
Direction the Bering Strait, the closest point of contact between Russia and the United States. It separates Chukotka, a Russian autonomous district of Alaska, by 85 km. Since 1945, the Bering Strait has been the barometer of relations between the two great powers. A look back at this region of the Arctic, where the major issues of our century are at stake.