Secretary of the Navy, Kenneth J. Braithwaite official portrait
This article from the Asian Review is timely, but it seems to be proof of one important fact, the new Secretary of the Navy, Kenneth Braithwaite, is acutely aware of the importance of the Arctic.
That bodes well for the Coast Guard’s icebreaker program.
Chuck Hill's CG Blog 
US Secretary of State Says Russia Has Advanced ‘Unlawful Maritime Claims’ in the Arctic https://www.marinelink.com/news/us-secretary-state-says-russia-advanced-487743
An interesting video. Probably no surprises for regular readers here, but good to see this being conveyed to the general public.
https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2021/05/19/russian-military-base-north-pole-arctic-pleitgen-dnt-lead-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/around-the-world/
“China’s Arctic ambitions tempered by geographic realities”
https://thewatch-magazine.com/2021/11/01/chinas-arctic-ambitions-tempered-by-geographic-realities/
Really Russia is China’s gateway to the Arctic.
“Nonetheless, there remain two widespread assumptions concerning the PRC’s status in the Arctic. These need to be carefully unpacked; namely, that the country’s presence in the Arctic is looming and increasing, and that polar cooperation between the PRC and Russia will inevitably deepen to the point that a formalized Arctic strategic partnership will be created. The events of the past year, however, have called both suppositions into question.”
Russia’s war on Ukraine stalls PRC’s Arctic momentum – The Watch (thewatch-journal.com)