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 ...

China’s Coast Guard claimed it entered waters of the Arctic Ocean for the first time as part of a joint patrol with Russia – in the latest sign of enhanced coordination between the two in a ...

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 ...

Representatives from China, Japan, India, and South Korea speak at a panel of the Arctic Circle Assembly in Reykjavík, Iceland, Oct. 14, 2022. Moreover, a major question hanging over the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Reeling under the financial and diplomatic impacts of its war in Ukraine, Russia has stepped up cooperation with China to expand its foothold in the Arctic, with significant implications for U.S ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...