Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Arctic has been considered a politically neutral zone, marked by the peaceful international cooperation of scientists. But as the Arctic ice melts and more ...

The vast, desolate Arctic frontier, rich in untapped energy and mineral resources, has long been dominated by Russia with its massive icebreaking fleet and extensive infrastructure inherited from the ...

Ceasefire talks could be a catalyst for advancing cooperation in the Arctic, but the climate crisis should not be forgotten. Fishermen work on the ice of the Gulf of Finland against the backdrop of ...

Russia is rapidly militarizing the Arctic, forging closer ties with China, and exploiting NATO weaknesses. The Arctic could be a future site of international competition. As American attention over ...

China is expected to redefine its Arctic policy - including an ambition to become a great polar power by 2030 - amid growing scrutiny from far northern countries and a possible US-Russia cooperation ...

Days before the United States introduced its global system of tariffs, Chinese and Russian officials held a three-day summit in Moscow. Citing a “friends forever, enemies never” principle as the ...

Moscow sees China, India, and other Asian powers as critical for the future of the Northern Sea Route, but their involvement remains limited. Russia’s ambitions to expand the global utilization of the ...

Russia in the Arctic is a "grave concern" to NATO, Iceland's foreign minister has said, as Moscow forges ahead with its military buildup and economic plans for one of the most austere, but ...

On a wind-blasted plateau high above the most northerly town on Earth, arrays of white spherical domes stand like sentinels in the Arctic snow. Hidden from casual observers below in Longyearbyen, the ...

The regions's hydrocarbon potential's development is a possible area for agreements between the US and Russia MOSCOW, February 20. /TASS/. The joint implementation of projects in the Arctic by Russia ...