Why the EU is giving Arctic shipping the cold shoulder as China and Russia push ahead

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As Beijing and Moscow double down on the Arctic shipping route, Europe is hitting the brakes. Despite being the main destination for goods along the route and accounting for most of the world’s shipping giants, Europe opposes the commercialisation of Arctic transits, wary of fragile polar ecosystems and navigational risks amid rising anxiety over Russia and China’s closer polar collaboration. “In Europe, cooperation between China and Russia on container shipping is often viewed as another...

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