Patrol spots Chinese, Russian naval ships off Alaska island
A U.S. Coast Guard ship on routine patrol in the Bering Sea came across a guided missile cruiser from China,
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Construction of second Arctic floating nuclear power plant started
Three years after “Akademik Lomonosov” started to produce electricity for the remote Siberian community of Pevek, the first of four
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U.S. to name ambassador-at-large for Arctic region
The United States plans to name an ambassador-at-large for the Arctic region, the State Department announced on Friday. It will
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Chinese shippers shun Russian Arctic waters
For the first time in several years, China’s state shipping company COSCO is not not sailing on the Northern Sea
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Blog: The Arctic in a warming world
The far north has long been considered a barometer for the measurement of global climate change, including via phenomenon such
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Isolated Russia to invite “non-Arctic” states to develop its North
Logistics chains falter, investors flee and foreign markets vanish. But President Putin argues that Russia together with countries from outside
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Arctic Security: Will Canada’s federal budget deliver for NORAD?
The North American Aerospace Defence Command (NORAD) has provided continental defence of North America for over sixty years, but urgently
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Blog: Blowback – The Ukraine Conflict and Arctic Security
The illegal Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February will result in aftershocks throughout Europe and the global community for
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A 12,000-ton gas plant module shipped on Northern Sea Route from China to Murmansk
The successful shipment shows that year-round deliveries can be made on the Northern Sea Route, company Novatek argues after heavy
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Russia and China to deepen cooperation in the Arctic
Russia and China agreed to continue cooperating on “the sustainable development of the Arctic” as part of a deep strategic
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Canadian icebreaker project estimated at $7.25 billion
Canada’s Parliamentary Budget Officer estimates the government’s plan to build two new heavy icebreakers could cost up to $7.25 billion.
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China to build third icebreaker
The design of the icebreaker is to be completed in 2025 and used for rescues alongside China’s “Polar Silk Road”
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Putin praises China and paves way for stronger Arctic energy deal
Russia expects Chinese banks to soon sign financing agreements for Novatek’s Arctic LNG 2 project. In his greetings to the
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Early freeze takes shippers by surprise on Northern Sea Route
An early freeze has taken shippers by surprise and a big number of vessels are in danger of getting stuck
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As Moscow snubs coal deal at COP26, Russian miners get ready for Arctic dig
Russian coal production is expected to grow 6 percent in 2021. Additional growth is planned over the next years partly
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