Russia has renewed its efforts to get the United Nations to recognise 1.2 million sq km (463,000 sq miles) of the Arctic shelf that it lay...

The Arctic Cold War Hots Up  Canada plans to spend billions of dollars on new patrol ships, polar satellites, transport upgrade, and win...

The United Kingdom should select an ambassador for the Arctic or risk being left out of key decisions in the region, a House of Lords repo...

Russia may consider protecting its national interests in the Arctic with military means if necessary, the country’s defense minister said,...

Canada is moving ahead on building a fleet of Arctic patrol ships to provide a naval presence in the resource-rich north. The CAN $3.5 bil...

The People’s Republic of China has systematically increased its activity in the Arctic high north through various avenues. The region’s ma...

Russia's interests in the Arctic go beyond the economic and military advantages offered by the Northern Sea Route. The region is rich ...

Russia will address the UN on the expansion of its Arctic shelf next spring. If successful the move would see the country adding an area o...

There is a great deal at stake in the Arctic. The U.S. Geological Survey estimates that the Arctic holds 13 percent of the world’s oil...

The Arctic has attracted an increasingly intense gaze from the powerful nations that border it in the past decade, not least because it is ...

The U.S. will assume leadership of the international Arctic Council this week. The Arctic Council consists of representatives from eight co...

“Our government is … expanding our economic and scientific opportunities by defining Canada’s last frontier,” said Environment Minister Leo...

A Russian military official told Russian media that the Kremlin was forming a new strategic military command to protect its interests in th...

"A great chess game is being played with countries staking claims to the Arctic to make sure they are not left out. Climate change i...

Canadian officials confirmed Monday that the nation is preparing to include the North Pole as part of its Arctic Ocean seabed claim in ...

While many existing oil and gas reserves in other parts of the world are facing steep decline, the Arctic is thought to possess vast unt...

The United States warns that it will defend its sovereignty in the face of strengthening international interest in newly opening shipping...

Cashing in on climate change   In preparation for Arctic routes, shipyards in South Korea, Singapore and India are building ice-strengthe...

The UK is "complacently standing by" as firms start drilling for oil and gas in the Arctic, a group of MPs has said. The Enviro...

US  Congressman Don Young testified in front of Armed Services Committee in support of Alaska national defense priorities. “We must be able...