Hegseth says the Pentagon has contingency plans to invade Greenland if necessary
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth appeared to acknowledge that the Pentagon has developed plans to take over Greenland and Panama by
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Politics (USA)
NATO to approve major military purchases for defence of Europe, Arctic & North Atlantic
NATO defence ministers are set Thursday to approve purchasing targets for stocking up on weapons and military equipment to better
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Blog: Trump’s cuts threaten US polar science after decades of data collection
With the Trump administration sabotaging scientific knowledge gathered over half a century, US polar scientists are urgently trying to build
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Senators, including Alaska’s, sound alarm on cuts impacting Indigenous health care agency
Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) is among a bipartisan group of senators is demanding that the federal government stop staffing
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Gwich’in denounce U.S. Greenland rhetoric, call for Arctic cooperation
Gwich’in Council International, representing Gwich’in communities in the United States and Canada, expressed serious concern on Wednesday over ongoing U.S.
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U.S. regulator eyes Arctic shipping chokehold as key deadline approaches
With two weeks left for public comments, the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission is probing constraints on key global shipping routes—including
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‘Can’t imagine Alaska without Canada’: Resolution would affirm Canadian sovereignty
America’s 49th state is showing support for the country that U.S. President Donald Trump wants to make its 51st. Republican
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Norway’s Arctic ambassador speaks at Murmansk congress via video conference
“It is quite peculiar that Norway chooses to participate in this kind of state-sponsored propaganda event, in a time when
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Trump cuts funding to pro-democracy media, including news from northern Russia
Sever.Realii and Sibir.Realii have fought censorship and exposed regional misconduct, but are now facing financial uncertainties as Donald Trump on Friday
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Don’t ‘mess with Alaska,’ U.S. senator warns B.C.
By Andrew Kurjata Alaskan senator pushes for cruise ships to bypass B.C. ports while state leaders voice support for Canada
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U.S., Russia hold Istanbul talks, Arctic development briefly raised: Kremlin spokesman
Russian and U.S. teams held six hours of talks in Turkey on Thursday to try to restore normal functioning of
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Blog: Trump’s cuts and US Arctic research, are the risks only just beginning?
With Trump killing off funding and staffing for research into climate and the Arctic, the U.S. polar science community is
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Can we still be friends: Alaska town sends love letter to neighbours in Yukon
Things have gotten a little weird lately with the U.S. and Canada, but one small-town mayor in Alaska hopes his
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Alaska senators introduce bill that would again designate North America’s tallest peak as Denali
Alaska’s Republican U.S. senators have introduced legislation seeking to designate North America’s tallest peak as Denali — weeks after President
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Trump targets Alaska’s oil, resources as environmentalists gear up for a fight
By Becky Bohrer Expansive executive order signed by Trump on Monday being cheered by state political leaders President Donald Trump’s
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