The U.S. Naval Institute Wheel Books provide important information, pragmatic advice, and cogent analysis on topics important to all naval professionals. Drawn from the U.S. 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 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, USN

Cold Horizons: Arctic Maritime Security Challenges

by Commander John Patch, USN (Ret.)

In the Dark and Out in the Cold

by Lieutenant Commander Magda Hanna, USN

Geopolitical Icebergs

by Dr. David P. Auerswald

And more…