When U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) spoke recently at the Arctic Council Ministerial in Finland, she highlighted some of the rationale behind establishing Alaska as a key player in the emerging Arctic economic zone. Speaking of Alaska, she stated, “It’s not just a place of resource opportunity. It’s not just this place where we’re going to go and have at it over sea routes,” she said. “It is a place that involves people, and so let’s make sure that they are always, always part of this dialogue and this discussion.” As far as national security goes, Murkowski also sees Alaska…