A plan to plug gaps in the continent’s Arctic defence shield faces roadblocks
[Analysis] Despite the ballyhoo that surrounded last year’s announcement, it’s becoming clear that the modernization of North American air defence systems
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Geopolitics (Canada)
Feds extend restrictions on Arctic offshore drilling
A federal suspension of Arctic oil and gas work was set to lift in 2023, but the government of Canada
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Blog: ‘Nor night nor day no rest’ – Arctic diplomacy divided (and united)
As the conflict in Ukraine continues, its political, economic and strategic effects have flowed outwards to adjacent regions and beyond.
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Russian invasion of Ukraine puts ‘more attention onto the needs of the Arctic’
A man whose life was upended in the name of Arctic sovereignty says Canada now needs to do more to keep
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Canada looks to reinforce Arctic sovereignty through diplomacy, military, says minister
National Defence Minister Anita Anand is planning a trip to the Arctic, as she gathers her allied counterparts in Arctic
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NORAD alerts public of routine training operation in Arctic as Russia continues invasion of Ukraine
As tensions rise between NATO and Russia, North America’s air defence is notifying the public about a training operation that
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Blog – A Chinese sailboat is circumnavigating the Arctic
Chinese artist-sailor Zhai Mo (翟墨) has just set sail from Shanghai to embark on a four-month journey around the Arctic
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Finland and Russia discuss cooperation between Arctic and Barents structures
While Russia takes over the Chair of the Arctic Council next year, Finland will have the responsibility of the Barents
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Allies testing naval readiness in Canada’s Arctic
Operation Nanook, the Canadian military’s annual northern sovereignty exercise, is taking on a distinct NATO look this year with the
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COVID-19 blamed as work on Canadian Arctic military port first promised in 2007 sees new delay
The construction of a new military refuelling station in the Arctic is facing yet another delay more than 13 years
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Canadian navy receives its first new Arctic and offshore patrol ship
The Royal Canadian Navy officially received on Friday its new Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship (AOPS), HMCS Harry DeWolf, first
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Experts look at Arctic policies of region’s key players ahead of Halifax Security Forum
The future of the Arctic in an age of global warming will be a major topic at the annual Halifax
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As China adapts to a melting Arctic, Shanghai prepares for the worst
China’s claims to be a near-Arctic state is not all about a Polar Silk Road and access to natural resources,
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Justin Trudeau, Mike Pompeo discussed Arctic cooperation during Thursday meeting
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed Canada-U.S. cooperation in the Arctic during Thursday’s
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Blog – At Arctic Circle Forum, China shows Arctic geopolitics are above Mike Pompeo’s pay grade
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s swashbuckling fantasies aside, geopolitical competition in the contemporary Arctic is not about who controls
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