How military ambition, climate change and extractive economics are transforming the Arctic into the epicentre of a new Cold War

'This is a proper piece of journalism. It's a fascinating book. I read it from start to finish in a single sitting' Alastair Campbell, THE REST IS POLITICS 'Anyone... wanting to understand the context of the US president's Greenland landgrab should buy POLAR WAR' THE TIMES Russian spies. Sabotaged pipelines. Undersea communications severed in the dead of night. Tensions are building at the top of the world. The Arctic stands at the crossroads of geopolitical ambition and environmental catastrophe. President Trump's threats to seize Greenland reveal a regional context where fast-moving climate change is opening up new trade routes, untapped natural resources and long-frozen biological weapons. Award-winning commentator Kenneth R. Rosen draws on first-hand reportage and testimony to document the race to control this strategically crucial territory. Can America, which since the 1990s has lagged behind on infrastructure, really reimpose its might against the superior technology and strategic engagement of Russia and China? Above the Arctic Circle, the world's superpowers stand on the brink of a new cold war - and every day it grows hotter. Timely and incisive, Polar War is an indispensable account of the interests, landscapes and people that define the world's most extreme frontier. 'This reporting is indispensable' FINANCIAL TIMES 'A wake up call to the West' JONATHAN BEALE, BBC Defence Correspondent

"Troubling and revealing" - The Independent

"Merciless vignettes from a heavyweight foreign correspondent" - The Times

"Terrifying, in a good way" - New Scientist

"Immensely fascinating and alarming... This extensively researched and accessible exposé is ideal for readers interested in science and politics alike" - Booklist

"Lyrical and deeply reported...Two years of travel to the Arctic regions and hundreds of interviews bolster Rosen's hypnotic descriptions of the frigid crossroads where nations vie for domination and control" - Publisher's Weekly

"First-class reportage on an urgent dilemma... an engrossing, soberly rendered cautionary tale" - Kirkus

"Rosen is fearless in his travels and perspicacious in his assessments" - The Cipher Brief