1INTRODUCTION — Why the Arctic, Why Now
13Chapter 12 — The People Who Were Never Frozen Out
2PART I — BEFORE THE ICE MOVED How the Arctic worked when it didn’t move at all Chapter 1 — The Arctic as a Wall
14PART V — SECURITY AFTER THE ICE
3Chapter 2 — Cold War Under Ice
15Chapter 14 — Greenland and the Strategic Triangle
4Chapter 3 — Laws Written for a World That Stayed Frozen
16Chapter 15 — Lawful Competition, Dangerous Proximity
5PART II — THE PHYSICS THAT CHANGED THE GAME Why the Arctic is warming faster — and why that speed matters Chapter 4 — Why the Arctic Is Heating Up First
17PART VI — WHO WINS, WHO LOSES, AND WHAT COMES NEXT
6Chapter 5 — Greenland Isn’t Just Melting — It’s Emerging
18Chapter 17 — Why the Far North Isn’t Far Away
7Chapter 6 — When Ice Stops Coming Back
19Chapter 18 — Can the System Keep Up?
8PART III — WHAT OPENS WHEN ICE DISAPPEARS The practical consequences no map was designed for Chapter 7 — New Oceans, New Shortcuts
20CONCLUSION — The Thaw as a Test
9Chapter 8 — The Lure Beneath the Ice
21APPENDIX A — A Timeline of Arctic Ice Loss
10Chapter 9 — When the Ground Itself Starts to Slide
22APPENDIX B — Maps of Claims, Routes, and Resources
11PART IV — THE LAW WAKES UP What happens when dormant rules suddenly matter Chapter 10 — When Legal Rights Suddenly Count
23APPENDIX C — Key Legal and Security Terms, Explained Simply
12Chapter 11 — Borders That Won’t Stay Put
