evidence: That was back in June of this year. Hans Island so long fought for, metaphorically speaking anyway. Nobody actually fought. But each of these two nations was divided down the middle and the world could rest easy. This is the story of that decades-long conflict. Again, conflict is metaphorical. There were no actual shots fired or anything. Its resolution and what a peaceful end to an Arctic border dispute means for the future of the Global North. Because while the story of Hans Island is lighthearted and warm, the future of Arctic territories, in the climate age, is very much not. I’m Jordan Heath-Rawlings. This is The Big Story. Martin Breum is a Danish journalist who is one of the world’s leading experts on the Whiskey War and that little island way up north. Hello, Martin.