The echoes of the dispute over Greenland, which culminated at the 56th World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, are still silent, and the security issues of the Arctic – including Greenland, Iceland, Scandinavia and the Baltic – seem to be increasingly important. In this context, the outcome of the ORKA programme and the selection of the Swedish offer of the new generation A26 submarine for the Polish Navy opens a new chapter in the construction of Polish’s underwater capabilities and in Polish-Swedish defence cooperation. This decision comes at a time of rapid growing importance of the Baltic Sea and the Arctic as key areas of strategic rivalry – not only between NATO and Russia and China, but also within NATO – between the United States of America and the European part of the North Atlantic Alliance supported by Canada.
