U.S. must pay attention to growing China-Russia alliance in Arctic: expert
China and Russia are teaming up to pursue their interests in the Arctic, and regional security expert Rebecca Pincus says
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Canada’s 2019 budget slim on hard power Arctic commitments, experts say
While the new Liberal budget promises to spend $700 million over the next 10 years for things like post-secondary education
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Russia, Norway talk Arctic GPS jamming in Oslo
Norway and Russia agree to look at the establishment of a new military communications channel. “We recognise Russia’s right to
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Russian military to get fast, secure internet through trans-Arctic cable
A several thousand-kilometer-long fiber optic cable is to be laid along the Russian Arctic coast as part of the Armed
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Izvestia: What awaits foreign military vessels on Northern Sea Route
The Russian government has elaborated a set of rules for foreign naval vessels’ sailing on the Northern Sea Route, Izvestia
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Russian military officials arrive in Oslo as Norway puts GPS jamming facts on the table
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has called Norway’s allegations concerning GPS interference a fantasy, asking Oslo to provide facts. This week,
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Russian navy does submarine hunt training in Norwegian Sea
Russia’s Northern Fleet reports on Sunday that the group of three navy vessels from Severomorsk on the Kola Peninsula successfully
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President Trump speaks to troops at Alaska military base
U.S. President Donald J. Trump was in Alaska Thursday morning, delivering his first in-person address here since taking office. On
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Trump’s emergency declaration splits Alaska delegation
The vote is expected to be close when the U.S. Senate decides whether to reverse President Donald Trump’s declaration of
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Arctic Sweden to welcome thousands of international troops for Northern Wind exercise
Winter warfare capabilities are in focus when Northern Wind kicks off in Norrbotten in March. The exercise takes place in
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Alaska’s Senator Sullivan: President Trump’s emergency wall money ‘probably legal’
“Probably legal” – That’s U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan’s opinion on the emergency President Trump declared to redirect money to the
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Iceland talks Arctic, Trump’s ditching of climate accord, with U.S. Secretary of State
Iceland’s Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir discussed climate change with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Reykjavik on Friday, saying the continued
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Donald Trump’s wall could drain money from Alaska military projects
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday declared a national emergency to get money for a border wall that Congress refused
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GPS jamming latest thorn in once-cordial relations between West and Russia
A smiling Jens Stoltenberg, then Norwegian PM, got his border zone ID card to enter the Pechenga region five years
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Canada, U.S. must do more to check Russian military in the Arctic, says NORAD chief
The American commander of NORAD delivered a stark warning Tuesday to policy makers in both Washington and Ottawa, calling on
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