Immersive and richly reported... This book speaks to the moment

Economist

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 Correspondent,

Timely, provocative... Rosen is a talented writer who deftly distils his research into vignette-like chapters filled with show-stopping adventures and small, intimate moments... Gripping stories about a region that may be the next site of global conflict

Spectator

This reporting is indispensable

Financial Times

Immensely fascinating and alarming... This extensively researched and accessible exposé is ideal for readers interested in science and politics alike

Booklist

Polar 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 Everybody,

Lyrical and deeply reported...Two years of travel to the Arctic regions and hundreds of interviews bolster Rosen's hypnotic descriptions of the frigid crossroads where nations vie for domination and control

Publisher's Weekly

First-class reportage on an urgent dilemma... an engrossing, soberly rendered cautionary tale

Kirkus

Rosen is fearless in his travels and perspicacious in his assessments

The Cipher Brief

In Polar War, journalist Kenneth R. Rosen brings urgency and vivid storytelling to a region undergoing rapid environmental and geopolitical change. Engaging and accessible...Rosen is a compelling storyteller

Science Magazine