More than half the Arctic's coastline is Russian territory and in the last six years Moscow has built more than 475 military ...

Sparsely populated and largely impassable, areas within the Arctic Circle are nevertheless becoming one of the most important ...

Mining is not new to the Arctic region. Alaska is home to the largest zinc mine in the world and Sweden to the largest iron ...

According to experts, Greenland is “ground zero for how the Arctic has become more geopolitically and strategically ...

China is classed as an 'observer' to the Arctic Council - the group of eight Arctic states comprised of Canada, Denmark (via Greenland), Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden and the United States.

It almost felt as though it was immune to the winds of geopolitics. International organisations like the Arctic Council allowed for comprehensive scientific and technical cooperation between all ...

Russia has partially resumed its work in the Arctic Council, the spokeswoman of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova was quoted by RIA Novosti as saying on Friday. She noted that under ...

Ken Coates, who chairs the Yukon Arctic Security Advisory Council, says Canada's standing as a credible Arctic power is suffering — and the prime minister's decision this week to resign won't help.

Seven of the eight Arctic Council members (all but Russia) promptly decided to boycott meetings over the war and only met ...

Arctic shipping increased by 37% between 2013 and 2023, according to the Arctic Council, an intergovernmental forum. The circumstances bring potential access to valuable minerals and oil ...