China is expected to redefine its Arctic policy - including an ambition to become a great polar power by 2030 - amid growing scrutiny from far northern countries and a possible US-Russia cooperation ...

The last remaining sea route on Earth is opening up. On September 23, China's state-run Global Times reported that the container ship "Istanbul ...

When the Biden administration nominated Michael Sfraga to be special ambassador to the Arctic, he failed to disclose his deep history with Russia and China. The Senate is expected to vote on Sfraga’s ...

The vast majority of the eight Arctic states are NATO members, but Russia is the most dominant country with territory in the region.

A cargo ship sailing from China's vast Ningbo-Zhoushan port to Felixstowe in the United Kingdom might seem routine. But its ...

The US will strengthen its Arctic presence to keep in check the "aggressive behaviour" of China and Russia in the resource-rich region, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday. US Secretary of ...

The 'Ice Silk Road' will officially open on the 20th. The medium-to-large-sized container ship *Istanbul Bridge* (4,890 TEU), ...

O f the 195 countries in the world, eight can be considered truly Arctic: the United States, Canada, Russia, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Sweden, and Finland. These countries constitute, along with ...

BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Friday outlined its ambitions to extend President Xi Jinping's signature Belt and Road Initiative to the Arctic by developing shipping lanes opened up by global warming.

China and Russia’s quasi-alliance endangers U.S. national interests. Its management will prove a generational task for American policymakers—but there are grounds for optimism, argue CFR Senior Fellow ...

(AP) Arctic states have agreed to let nations that are located nowhere near the Earth’s north to become observers to their diplomatic council. The decision Wednesday by the Arctic Council boosts ...

BEIJING (AP) – A Chinese icebreaker docked Thursday at Shanghai after becoming the first vessel from China to cross the Arctic Ocean, a landmark trip that is part of Beijing’s efforts to expand its ...