Meliopoulos Evagelos

The author is an officer in the Hellenic Army (Major). He also holds an M.A. in Strategic Studies and International Politics.

Russian Strategy and Interests in the Arctic: Cooperation or Conflict?

The U.S. Geological Survey estimates that the Arctic could hold as much as 90 billion barrels of crude oil, or 13 percent of the...

Scramble for Arctic: The Potential for Conflict and Great Power Rivalry

The Arctic is the area around the North Pole.  It includes northern parts of the USA (Alaska), Canada, of Russia, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland,...

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