Polar War

Name: Polar War
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ISBN: 9781805229124

Submarines, Spies and the Struggle for Power in a Melting Arctic

Kenneth R. Rosen

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English

Profile Books Ltd
22 January 2026

The Cold War; Politics & government; Geopolitics

Russian spies. Sabotaged pipelines. Undersea communications severed in the dead of night. Tensions are building at the top of the world and the Arctic - the fastest-warming place on Earth - stands at the crossroads of geopolitical ambition and environmental catastrophe. As thawing ice opens 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, 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.

By: Kenneth R. Rosen
Imprint: Profile Books Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: Main
Dimensions: Height: 238mm, Width: 158mm, Spine: 34mm
Weight: 522g
ISBN: 9781805229124
ISBN 10: 1805229125
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 22 January 2026
Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , ELT Advanced , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Kenneth R. Rosen is an author and journalist who has reported from more than 30 countries, including Ukraine, Syria and Iraq. His work has appeared in the New York Times, the New Yorker, the Guardian, FT Magazine, New Statesman, and elsewhere. He is the recipient of numerous accolades for his reporting, including France's prestigious Bayeux Calvados-Normandy Award for war correspondents.

Reviews for Polar War: Submarines, Spies and the Struggle for Power in a Melting Arctic

Praise for Troubled: 'An engrossing book * Times Literary Supplement * Impressive... a work of extended empathy [and] public service * New York Times * A searing chronicle of an unfortunate era... told with detail and compassion, as well as an eloquent kind of well-merited rage -- Luke Mogelson, contributing writer at the New Yorker Enlightening and engaging * Kirkus Reviews *