Polar War

Kenneth Rosen has actually witnessed and experienced the challenges of living in this remote wilderness on top of the world and draws some sobering conclusions. Not least that Russia is leading the charge in the Arctic, while the US and its allies are still playing catch up. Polar War is a wake up call for the west to turn words into actions. – Jonathan Beale, BBC Defence CorrespondentPolar War goes beyond laying out the familiar tale of looming competition and power plays in the Arctic. By anchoring the geopolitics in the realities of the region and its human stories, Kenneth R. Rosen makes an essential contribution to understanding what is really at stake at the top of the world – KEIR GILES, author of Russia’s War on EverybodyPraise 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 YorkerEnlightening and engaging * Kirkus Reviews *

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.