The U.S. Naval Institute on Arctic Naval Operations

The US Naval Institute Wheel Books provide important information, pragmatic advice, and cogent analysis on topics important to all naval professionals.

Drawn from the US Naval Institute's vast archives, the series combines articles from the Institute's flagship publication Proceedings, selections from the oral history collection, and Naval Institute Press books to create unique guides on a wide array of fundamental professional subjects. This Wheel Book explores the Arctic — a region with new strategic significance — and includes a variety of pieces, including the following articles:America's Arctic Imperative, by Admiral Robert J.

Papp, USCG (Ret.)Preparing for Arctic Naval Operations, by Commander Mika Raunu, Finnish Navy, and Commander Rory Berke, USNCold Horizons: Arctic Maritime Security Challenges, by Commander John Patch, USN (Ret.)In the Dark and Out in the Cold, by Lieutenant Commander Magda Hanna, USNGeopolitical Icebergs, by Dr. David P. Auerswald