Behind Russia’s Arctic Land Grab

1 minute read
Ideas
The Aspen Institute is an educational and policy studies organization based in Washington, D.C.

1. Russia just claimed half a million square miles of the Arctic. They won’t get it.

By Paul Stronski at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

2. Here’s why wages are flat and how to fix it.

By Thomas Kochan in the Conversation

3. See how scientists created human “tissue velcro” to repair damaged hearts.

By Tyler Irving in University of Toronto Engineering News

4. Are the billions we spend training the militaries of other nations worth it?

By Matthew Saintsing in Small Wars Journal

5. What Donald Trump gets wrong about the border.

By Abigail Golden-Vazquez in the Aspen Idea

The Aspen Institute logo next to text: “The Five Best Ideas Today is produced jointly by TIME and The Aspen Ideas Institute”

The Aspen Institute is an educational and policy studies organization based in Washington, D.C.

More Must-Reads From TIME

Contact us at letters@time.com

TIME Ideas hosts the world's leading voices, providing commentary on events in news, society, and culture. We welcome outside contributions. Opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect the views of TIME editors.