A New Ocean Is Appearing. History Says That's Dangerous

On Substack the ideas go further than YouTube lets me take them: https://michaelbutton.substack.com/ For the first time in recorded history, humanity is gaining access to an entire ocean that has been closed since before civilisation began. Throughout history, every major shift in trade routes has reshaped the balance of power. From Venice to the British Empire, geography has quietly determined which nations rise and which decline. Now the Arctic is opening. Could this become the next great turning point in history? Follow the show on Spotify! 👉 https://open.spotify.com/show/7GlXSYMoOpcw41YGRCpjJB?si=cc2e479ee34d4167 Let me know what you think in the comments, and thank you for watching!! Follow me on X: https://x.com/MichaelButtonX Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michaelbuttonx/ Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arctic_Ocean https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/1961/october/opening-arctic-ocean https://www.nippon.com/en/ncommon/contents/in-depth/771798/771798.png https://arcticportal.org/images/portlets/shipping/NorthEast_Passage_map.jpg https://www.rferl.org/a/northern-sea-route/29456025.html https://www.carbonbrief.org/arctic-sea-ice-winter-peak-in-2025-is-smallest-in-47-year-record/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flooding_of_the_Nile https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Channel https://europe.factsanddetails.com/article/entry-263.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantinople https://www.britannica.com/biography/Vasco-da-Gama#:~:text=Vasco%20da%20Gama%27s%20first%20voyage https://www.howwegettonext.com/why-did-hundreds-of-arctic-explorers-disappear-without-a-trace/ https://www.thearcticinstitute.org/future-northern-sea-route-golden-waterway-niche/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Sea_Route https://isdo.ch/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Arctic-Northern-Sea-Route-Commercial-Vessel-Transits-2020-2035.png https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Sea_Route#:~:text=In%202024%2C%20cargo%20volume%20on%20NSR%20reached%2037.9%20million%20tonnes https://en.highnorthnews.com/business/northern-sea-route-2025-season-concludes-with-stable-transit-traffic-amid-challenging-ice-conditions/1096859#:~:text=The%20NSR%20saw%20103%20transit%20voyages%20by%2088%20unique%20vessels%20in%202025 https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/first-container-ship-arrives-in-uk-from-china-using-northern-sea-route https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suez_Canal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin%27s_lost_expedition https://en.highnorthnews.com/business/northern-sea-route-2025-season-concludes-with-stable-transit-traffic-amid-challenging-ice-conditions/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear-powered_icebreaker https://www.realclimate.org/images//cmip5_seaice.png https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/the-northern-sea-route-russias-bet-on-arctic-shipping/ https://www.thearcticinstitute.org/chinas-digital-footprint-arctic-strategic-role-satellite-subsea-cable-infrastructure/ https://www.thearcticinstitute.org/china-polar-silk-road-long-game-failed-strategy/ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/07/trump-renews-call-us-take-over-greenland-nato https://pubs.usgs.gov/publication/70035000