; Sovereignty Issues and Energy Opportunities Can No Longer Be Ignored

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Old-school thinking sees America as a nation bounded by two great oceans. Yet the world has changed. The Arctic Ocean is no longer optional. In fact, it has become our nation's third great ocean border - and the opportunity of a lifetime.

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's recent visit to Greenland on May 12 confirmed that realization. She became the first U.S. secretary of state to attend the Arctic Council.

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; Sovereignty Issues and Energy Opportunities Can No Longer Be Ignored

A neighborhood meeting of eight Arctic nations, the Arctic Council is also no longer optional. Mrs. Clinton's attendance underscores how, onshore and offshore, the Arctic is of strategic importance to nat...

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