Which is odd because the northwest passage dispute is easily the most important one and the other 4 are just petty local bickering. The northwest passage disput

Which is odd because the northwest passage dispute is easily the most important one and the other 4 are just petty local bickering. The northwest passage dispute will ultimately be about international trade and that's as serious as any dispute can be. Maybe the author thinks the northwest passage dispute won't come to a head until a few years or decades when the passage clears of ice and becomes easily navigable by ships year-round.