As the Arctic’s icy expanse gradually recedes, a new era of exploration and geopolitical tension emerges, with China at its forefront. In the remote and frigid landscapes of Norway’s Svalbard ...

You can get in touch with Ryan by emailing r.chan@newsweek.com. For the first time ever, China sent three icebreakers to the Arctic, ship-tracking data showed, while a United States vessel of the ...

During a summit between Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping in March, the two countries agreed to focus on the Arctic, appearing to open a new front against the West. By some estimates ...

Sandwiched between Finland and Russia 250 miles north of the Arctic Circle, Kirkenes rests near the opening of the most viable polar shipping route linking China to Europe. As the sea ice retreats ...

China’s effort to establish itself as a “near-Arctic power” have become increasingly confined to the territory of its close ally Russia as other nations lose interest in cooperating with ...

The United States and its NATO allies are paying increased attention to military cooperation between Russia and China in the Arctic, where the two countries have conducted joint naval exercises ...

But China is not retreating from the Arctic. It still sees a chance to boost its influence there, and to benefit from the area’s wealth of natural resources. Rising temperatures in the Arctic ...

When it comes to the Arctic, Alaska’s future is not the only thing worrying policymakers in Washington. What rankles them most is China’s encroachment into a region — the circumpolar north ...

Scientific research in polar regions has also been used by non-Arctic states like China, India and South Korea to vie for observer status on the Arctic Council, the primary forum of co-operation ...

The Pentagon is increasingly concerned about cooperation between Russia and China in the vast, inhospitable Arctic. A new strategy is aimed at countering that. Compared with hot spots like the ...

After all, this weekend’s joint flotilla is not the only recent blinking red wake up call for the U.S. in the Arctic. In July, China’s Polar Research Institute made the startling announcement ...