A 14,500-kilometre subsea cable project in the Arctic will redraw the international data traffic route, offering a strategic alternative away from vulnerable European cables that have already come under attack by the West’s enemies. Receding Arctic ice is unlocking a new northern route for undersea internet cables that have become crucial for global data transmission. Last year damage was done to the Baltic Sea gas connector and telecoms cables by a Chinese ship that dragged its anchor and cut them. More recently, there were potential disruptions to Red Sea data cables following warnings from …