Why ships are the new chips

The world looks different from the North Pole. Most maps chart the planet from east to west. But look at the world from the top down, and you suddenly see America’s relative position anew.

Russia dominates the region.

Greenland suddenly seems important,

as does Canada. China, a “near-Arctic” nation, is a bit too close for comfort. The US, by comparison, is small. Alaska, its biggest state by territory, is a fraction of the view.