Author: Mia Bennett

SDS-Ugol, a major coal producer in Russia, has announced plans to build a new seaport outside the Arctic city of

Canada may have the second largest oil reserves in the world, but the vast majority are locked up in Alberta’s

As I mentioned in my previous post, Putin’s administration is busy readying the Northern Sea Route for increased maritime traffic.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s administration is trying to get a leg up on development of the Northern Sea Route.

In mid-July, the U.S. Coast Guard opened its forward operating location (FOL) for the summer in Barrow, Alaska, where they

In the U.S., the only Arctic country without a national policy for the region, there are stirrings in the Senate

Canada’s Arctic/Offshore Patrol Ships (AOPS) have been in the pipeline for five years. Now, Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s government has

Many people know the Arctic as the home of fuzzy white polar bears, smiling beluga whales, and mythical-looking narwhals. Yet

The Chinese icebreaker Xue Long departed Shanghai on June 27 for a three-month expedition that will take it to the

In the latest edition of Russia in Global Affairs, Sergei Karaganov suggests that Russia needs three capitals: Moscow, St. Petersburg,

Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt delivered a lecture to over 300 people at Carleton University last month entitled “Arctic Challenges

On newsstands this week is the Economist’s special report on the Arctic. The region merits special attention because “no longer

On Thursday, June 14th,  the Canadian House of Commons held a 24-hour session to vote on the 2012 federal budget.

North American Arctic nations are busy researching new developments in northern technology. As I mentioned recently, the U.S. is trying

Last weekend, Hillary Clinton traveled to Norway for two days as part of her ongoing trip to Scandinavia, the Caucuses,