The New Cold War

October, 2008

AS A RESULT OF GLOBAL WARMING, THE CONTOURS OF THE NEXT BIG INTERNATIONAL DISPUTE ARE ALREADY ON THE HORIZONOn July 2, 2008 the National Snow and Ice Data Cen­ter in Boulder, Colorado reported that Arctic sea ice is melting much faster than predicted. In fact, the North Pole may briefly be ice-free by this fall.I'ntil recently the predominant reaction to such news was an ominous call for emergency measures, citing the approach of an unthinkable catastrophe and intimating the time to act is quick...