Arctic Security: Patrolling NATO's High North
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- čas přidán 26. 06. 2023
- The Arctic region is the gateway to the North Atlantic. For NATO and its Allies, maintaining a strong presence here is vital to protect trade, transport and communication links between North America and Europe. As climate change causes the polar ice caps to melt and the sea levels to rise, new sea routes are beginning to emerge, which could present a threat to Euro-Atlantic security.
Greenland is considered by scientists to be ground zero for climate change. Along with the Faroe Islands, it forms part of the Kingdom of Denmark and is therefore under Danish military protection. That protection falls to the Joint Arctic Command, or JACO, a Danish-led operational command with a central headquarters in Nuuk, Greenland’s capital.
Join the Danish Armed Forces in Greenland, at sea, in the air and on land, to discover more about how security might be affected in this region and learn about the capabilities and experience NATO Ally Denmark has in the North Atlantic area.
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I didn't know NATO had a CZcams account wow you really do learn something new every day
I WISH that Canada was as committed to the patrol of the North as these folks are. Well Done! Thank you. We Canadians have gifted politicians who artfully dodge the questions and slide past the issues - but the country that likes to refer to ourselves as 'We The North" has a LONG way to go to up our game (in terms of NATO related spending) and other commitments to programs like this. Thank you - for being a Leader!!
The good part is that Canada has many ice breakers, something the US is really lacking especially after destroying there own commercial shipping industry.
it will not happen unless Canada is hit itself, 80-90% of Canadians hate militarization.
Canada has a very small and very aged fleet of diesel icebreakers...unfortunately...and very few ice capable patrol vessels.
By rights, Canada should be a world leader in this category of Arctic capable vessels including SAR types as well as supply and maintenance specialist mother ships!
The Russians Are Coming; The Russians Are Coming" and this time 55 years later, IT CERTAINLY ISN'T A COMEDY!
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You guy's have Arctic Patrol Frigates ( at least 2 ) build after Danish Design, i have seen both of them i Nuuk harbour, and we actually helped both with docking and leaving the port, with the tug i'm chief on.
Glad Finland are now in the club
amen brotha
What a great documentary - very well produced and highly informative. I would love to see more videos of that kind :)
Absolutely. For those of us who care about what's going on in our neck of the woods (and seas), this sort of information is highly useful.
Seemed kinda superficial and lacking. There was a few interviews focused on global warming. But this was supposed to be about the patrols not the effect of melting ice
@@oeliamoya9796 The point was, and is, climate change is making this area more accessible, therefore more interesting, and ultimately more contested.
I think the presenter also works for UK Forces news or something, he seems familiar somehow. There are also Public Affairs branches in quite a few militaries with filmmaking experience and stuff.
I am happy to have visited Svalbad and Greenland by ship, the north is inviting. Greeting from Australia😅.
Pleased to see how Denmark understands it´s international commitments.
Thank you!
You mean how Denmark understands its ownership of Greenland
@@georgecatana9081 gotta play ball man.things work both way s
@@georgecatana9081 Own are the wrong wording. Greenland are part of the Danish Kingdom. Same as faroe Islands. Both have selfrule and own parliaments. Both have permanent seats in the Danish parliament but Denmark do not have any in theirs. Aspects of foreign policy and defence are controlled via the Danish parliament. As a Dane I can say I emotionally feel we all are part of the same family and if you hear any from the Kingdom argue you will see we are more alike than most.
@@hjuikkll no DK in Greenland = No safety for people of Greenland.....
Fantastic Doco, very professional. What amazing landscapes too up there.
The Arctic is an important place that the allies have neglected for a while. China has been making moves here. And the US is aware of the threat now more than ever.
The problem is that both Russia and China "near-Arctic" have a head start. This region is too important for us to continue ignoring. We especially cannot allow China to play resource games in the region as it would cause much environmental damage to say the least. It is also a huge national security risk for NATO countries.
@@rickjames18 Danish intelligence have exposed and hindered several attempts from both nations to trick the Greenlandic parliament to give them concessions for this and that but do not worry. We are on top of it constantly. It have our full attention. By the way, Russia ARE a arctic nation but China´s "near arctic" they can stuff. Either you are pregnant or you are not!
@@christyli8016 the Russian have lost like 18 ships, TWO of which were their flagships to Ukraine, a country with no Navy😂 the days of anyone respecting them is over.
To be honest I had hoped for a response. True believers in democracy and international co operation should be keenly interested i debating real issues and joint progress to eliminate misunderstandings promoting trust and unity.
CNN and BBC? Oh that propaganda😂@@hollister2320
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🤜 🤛 right back at you, my Canadian friend!
The Ambitions of Russia and China over the Arctic Route
September 22 2018, The container ship Venta Mearsk arrived to Bremerhaven, Germany through the northern Sea Route which connects East Asia and Europe via arctic circle. The vessel is said to be first container vessel crossing the northern sea route altough it is known that there have been other cargo companies(mostly russian and chiniese ships) completed this journey previously. The Venta Mearsk was carrying frozen fish from Russian far-east city Vladivostok and Electronics from Seul, South Korea.The vessel sailed from Seul on 28 of August. The journey from Seul to Bremerhaven took 25 days via arctic route. Normally, the journey would take around 34 days via traditional Canal Suez. The Northern Sea Route(NRS) may represent the new transit route between Asia pasific region and Western Europe. Geographically, The NRS is shorter and faster than typical indian ocean-canal suez route. The NSR allows reduction of important amount of costs and time. Russia and China invest to extend the feasablity of the Northern Sea Route througtought the year and plan to get lion’s share .
The NSR consists predominantly russian territorial seawaters and the navigation carried out in compliance with Russia’s legislation. The actual length of NRS and the transit time depend on each particular voyage and the ice condition. Vessels sailing through the northern sea route are supported by ice pilotage and icebreaker ships. Ice breaking assistance carried out mainly Russia , as well as China and Norway. Russian State Nuclear energy Coorporation(ROSATOM) is possesing world’s only nuclear ice-breaking fleet. The main activity of the ships in that fleet is icebreaking in order to make the navigation possible through the NSR. Currently, the Northern Sea Route is feaseable only 4 months from july to october due to ice thickness. ROSATOM is developping new generation of nuclear ice-breakerships and it means that it will not be a suprise if NRS will be feaseable throughout the year in the near future and become a real competitor to traditional Canal Suez Route. This would mean to become a new artery between Asia and Europe transits.
Russia is the most ambitious to set Northern Sea Rout as a regular commercial shipping route but not the only one. China’s interests and activity over arctic region are growing too. Russia is using no queques no pirate narrative to promote NSR, by recalling the crowd of ships in canal suez and pirates in Gulf of Aden. On June 2018, Russia and China have signed a bilateral agreement which predicts the credit of $9,5 billion from China to Russia. The agreement was made to create a financal mechanism for joint projects in as part of Eurasia economic union as well as belt and road initiative . The agreement specifically emphasized to invest to arctic infrastructure and the Northern Sea route. It seems that China is investing to Northern Sea route in order to make it as Polar Silk route. China is not a new player in Arctic region. Yet, the country is observer in Arctic Council only since 2013. China released its first offical Arctic Policy on January 2018 with which expressed China’s policy goals and ambitions to become stakeholder in Arctic affairs.
Given the fact that the volume of transported Cargo via NRS increased %35 from 2015 to 2016, NRS is becoming more active every year. Taking into account that Russia is increasing the number of its military bases in Arctic and developping more offshore oil and hydrocarbon explotation projects and China’s growing interests, it can be said that not only the importance of NSR will increase in the upcoming years but also arctic region will be a new competition area international relations. that was said in 2018. and now we are in 2023. do you see how important arctic is =)
Fine comment. The Co-founding nations of NATO, The Kingdom of Denmark (Denmark, Faeroe Islands and Greenland) and Canada controls the strait and I think the free world should be grateful for that. I cannot imagine any being interested in a superpower stand of in the arctic.
We love you NATO, thank you for everything you do
China declaring itself as a "near-arctic" country really emphasises the growing importance of the region
You mean that it really emphasizes the vanity, and self-importance of the CCP's imperial ambitions. Don't you know that the CCP is seeking nothing less than global domination and an end to all non-Han ethnic groups?!
If China is near the Arctic, then Texas is near Chile'. 😂 I too have ice cubes in my drink!
Russia: "Wait, why do you have a Siberian invasion plan lying around here?"
China: "It's a surprise tool that will help us on our quest later!"
The PRC and its PLArmy require a world Atlas methinks!
Apparently the Chinese Xi plans to build some artificial islands in Canadian waters and to rename Lancaster Sound as the North China Sea! 'See!?!
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@@phil20_20 just as Falklands is claimed as part of UK...or examples are a matter of convinience for you?
Great work extremely informative keep up the great work.
Looking forward to seeing the replacement, which is currently in the design fase, for this Thetis class. It will be larger, faster, have more weapons and more advanced sensors.
Where can I read that?
In The West we need to get better at manufacturing this war materiel faster and cheaper. It starts to matter about 3 months into a war.
It is called the multi-purpose Arctic Frigate, OSK unveiled their design for it a couple weeks ago@@FaroesePictures
Wow! What an interesting documentary!
Not gonna lie that Danish navy lass teaching the ropes was supermodel gorgeous.
Great to see that Sheriff Will Teasle is now in the Danish Navy!
Good Work and stay safe guys!
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NATO and EU keeps the planet safe. Thank you
Such a beautiful place would really love yo visit it
inb4 Russian bots pretending to be NATO citizens talk about how we should allocate our resources solely domestically
Continue these.
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Good documentary!
It doesn’t really matter how advanced your gear is if you make a mistake or get unlucky that environment will kill you…
I lived 200 miles north of the Arctic Circle in Igloolik Nunavut year around from 2004-2015.
My fundamental advice to southern newcomers related to the natural environment was that: "THIS IS NOT THE LAND OF SECOND CHANCES!"
In a community not fair away (less than a thousand miles) a person died in a springtime blizzard and whiteout trying to walk about a mile from the airstrip to town!
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What a great ship and crew!
Very good video, I saw a report on a German NATO air patrol in the Baltic, It costs 74g Euros for one Air patrol, I wonder how much does it cost for the Danish Navy for one patrol??
Nice places!
NATO rule the waves!
That would suck for sure Always cold and gloomy weather, that weather is bad forme mental health. I need sun and blue skies and blue waters.
God Bless NATO. ❤
Боже бережи Америку НАТО і всіх адекватних людей в світі .
God save you and your people also
Finally a Russian who doesn’t hate NATO
@@SerbianWarCriminal420 Dont insult ukranians by calling them russian.
@@SerbianWarCriminal420 only Ukrainians use the letter "i", it's not ruSSian ;)
I love nato and the countries in it :)))
Arctic sovereignty takes big money. Military presence, icebreakers, infrastructure, etc. In a time when some of the players carry huge debt. Russia (3rd most northerly country) is making the investment. Greenland, Canada & USA (#1, #2 & #5) to much lesser extent.
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who ya gotta pee off to get that assignment😁🤣🤣
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There is a huge statue of John Travolta on the island of Disko.
...and of the Brothers Gibb too I suppose! 😊
Aint nobody doing better protection there than the Danes 🇩🇰🇩🇰
We love you NATO, thank you for everything you do. true north strong and free..
So glad NATO is going strong. Extremely happy the USA was not removed from this vital organization. The West is NATO strong 💪
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Slava NATO~!
SLAVA Ukraine and the free world! We're all together in making a better world for our future people
We ALL look forward to the day when Ukraine again are in full control of its entire territory. An illegitimate human rights abusing dictators UN charter breaking colonisation attempt, may never succeed. The free world are united behind you and we will continue to be, as long as it takes. May your victories on the battlefield be many and your losses few! Slava Ukraini!
NATO is going to have to build a totally different Navy just for the Arctic if Russia and China are going to Challenge NATO in the Arctic. They will all need reinforced Hulls at least, and we need many more Armed Ice Breakers. When we have that sort of Different Navy for the Arctic will we only then dominate the Arctic. You can't be fighting with regular Naval Vessels in those waters, otherwise more will go down from hitting Ice than being hit by a Munition or something... Just a thought for NATO to think about!!!!!😉 Power to Ukraine!!!!
Scandinavian power >:)
0:13 Denmark War Flag 😮😳😳
Canada and the Kingdom of Denmark that consists of Denmark, Faro Islands and Greenland are the nations that owns and controls most of the Arctic, so yes.
It is the flag of the Danish navy. The UK royal navy also has its own flag.
The navy flag has become the flag of the government in general in recent centuries.
@@Jakob_DK Not quite.. The naval flag is a darker shade of red than the State flag, and regular Dannebrog 🙂
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We always know what is going on up there. The Toledo or the South Dakota are probably hovering at about 900 ft using a gyro that keeps it in position but so silent that even a cetacean would be impressed. We just can’t say anything.
The presenter looks like a skinny James Corden.
Ouch
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LONG LIVE NATO!🇺🇸
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You saw its the DANES here, not Canadians right?
Climate change 😂😂😂
now that finnland is part of NATO then it would be even harder for russia to get access to the arctic because it has to pass finnland sea
Its calling Gulf of Finland. Btw, u are aware of international waters/route, (GOFREP AREA). ? So Finland can do jack shit . :)
Except from their largest and most important western Eurasian Naval bases at Murmansk and Archangel!
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Finland doesnt have access to arctic. Its blocked by Norway
The men in Danish military can have beards and long hair? We should do that in US to boost recruiting. Enough with the old school 50s grooming standards nonsense.
This video should have nothing to do with climate change.
It has EVERYTHING to do with climate change 🤦🏼♂️🙄 Why do you think tensions are escalating now? Because climate change is opening Arctic shipping routes, and lots of territory with natural resources that countries are eyeing….huge economic potential in the area.
It's a bit annoying how Denmark claim ownership of areas that used to be Norwegian...
They actually SOLD the Hebrides to Scotland... Those was Norwegian for hundreds upon hundreds of years.
...and now a lot of the Scottish citizens and residents of those northern island archipelagos are lobbying Norwegian officials to rescue them from their lousy Brexit based UK 🇬🇧 citizenship!
I.e. The folks of the Orkneys, the various Hebrides, Shetland, etc., etc.
The Faroese 'seem to have it pretty good' almost on par with the formerly Norse island of Iceland 🇮🇸! 😀
'Makes our northern Canadian communities of Nunavut look pretty miserable as well!
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That was settled long time ago by UN..
@@heinedenmark Still doesn't change the fact that it used to belong to Norway, danes came to mess up norway after the Black Plague, killing 90% of its army, speak about being a brother-nation....
Well, I'm sure it was annoying when Norway claimed the area that wasn't theres.
Norway also used to be danish anyway. Should we be annoyed at you for being Norway now?
Perhaps the sovereignty of Greenland should perhaps be more in focus?
Because the people has the right to self determination, Nato is naturally guaranteeing that.
Greenland is part of Denmark like the Falkland Islands and Britain
Greenland are entirely free to declare themselve independent at any time they would wish to. They just choose not to.
It's not quite that simple diplomatically and militarily! It's a heck of a lot more complicated economically since Denmark has subsidized the semi-automonous government of Greenland to the tune of a great many BILLIONS of Danish Kroner or now Euros I suppose, annually.
Denmark also handles almost all of their international diplomacy as well as almost 100% of their military and coast guard services.
Our Canadian Arctic Territories (especially Nunavut) is in almost exactly the same position of dependency. 'Mutually enabling' some would opine!
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Greenland still has the right to self determination. Denmark just don’t have the right to stop paying.
We have reached a point where the Greenland population just hate us. Denmark has to let Greenland go and then Canada or USA will take over.
We can not make them understand that Denmark is a small state under the influence of greater powers.