As the ice in the Arctic melts due to climate change, waterways are released in summer that lead ships to raw materials that were previously unavailable. A run of major powers on nickel and gold mines puts geopolitical relations on the edge and has a major impact on the lives of the Arctic inhabitants.

Because what is the Dutch army doing in the North Pole? Does it have something to do with the Russian threat? Van Lohuizen: 'The Dutch commander says that there is a threat from the east. ' The Russian threat in the Arctic is now so great that not three hundred but six to eight hundred Dutch marines have travelled to the area. A report in the picture, by photographers Kadir van Lohuizen and Yuri Kozyrev.

Why the Dutch army is conducting training missions in the North Pole.
The melting North Arctic ice not only increases sea level: it also offers economic opportunities. New sailing routes become passable, until recently unattainable raw materials come within reach. This raises geopolitical relations and harms the local population, saw photojournalist Kadir van Lohuizen in the broadcast 'Conquest of the Arcle'. Recently, Van Lohuizen returned to the North Pole, this time with a mission of the Dutch Navy, to the north of Norway. And of course we wanted to hear all about that.

As the ice melts in the North Pole, waterways are freeing up