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White Hulls, Gray Zones: China, Russia, and a Habituated World

Archive, Emerging Threats, Strategic AdversariesAlaska, Aleutian Islands, Arctic, Baltic Sea, Batanes, BRP Sierra Madre, China Coast Guard, China-Russia coordination, coast guard militarization, Estonia, Gray Zone Tactics, Gulf of Finland, Hybrid Warfare, Indo-Pacific, international legitimacy, Japan Coast Guard, Kaliningrad, Lake Peipus, maritime coercion, maritime law, maritime security, Narva River, Philippines, Russian FSB Border Service, Senkaku Islands, shadow fleet, South China Sea, sovereignty claims, Taiwan Strait, territorial waters

White Hulls, Gray Zones: China, Russia, and a Habituated World

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Published: October 22, 2026 Pale hulls painted with “China Coast Guard” cut the waters around Taiwan, the Philippines, near Alaska, and across the deep blue of the Pacific. Such actions…

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China’s Long-Range Missiles, Russia’s Arctic Bastion, and the Alaskan Gap

Archive, Defense & Security, Strategic AdversariesAlaska, Arctic, Arctic Edge 2026, Arctic security, Coast Guard, DF-27, Fort Greely, Golden Dome, Great Power Competition, homeland defense, ICE Pact, icebreakers, Ivan Papanin, Jin-class submarines, JL-3, Kalibr cruise missiles, Kola Peninsula, Liner missiles, long-range missiles, maritime patrol, missile warning, Nome port, NORAD, North Pacific, Northern Sea Route, nuclear deterrent, Russia, Sineva missiles, Sino-Russian cooperation, strategic cohesion, submarine warfare, U.S. missile defense

China’s Long-Range Missiles, Russia’s Arctic Bastion, and the Alaskan Gap

Jack Lindstrom0 Comments

Published: September 24, 2026 The Cold War made the High North a proving ground for nuclear strategy. Even though the powers and weapons have changed, the same geography matters again.…

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