The Latest Breaking News from Arctic

The United States and Nordic nations are growing wary of the risks of China's expanding influence in the Arctic. China considers itself a “near-Arctic state.”

‘People informed us we had little chance of getting out today or even in the next few days,’ says shocked customer

The United States plans to name an ambassador at large for the Arctic, reflecting the region's growing strategic and commercial importance as its shrinking opens up new sea lanes and vast oil and mineral resources.

Russia's capabilities in the North are a strategic challenge for NATO, its Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Friday, welcoming Canada's recently announced investments in North American defense systems after making his first visit to the Canadian arctic. "The importance of the high North is increasing for NATO and for…

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is warning about Russia’s military buildup in the Arctic and China’s increasing interest in that part of the world

Russia's capabilities in the North are a strategic challenge for NATO, its Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Friday, welcoming Canada's recently announced investments in North American defense systems after making his first visit to the Canadian arctic.

The Biden administration is upgrading its engagement with the Arctic Council and countries with an interest in a region that's rapidly changing due to climate change

Researchers have noted significant increases in heat from a processing plant near the Finnish border, prompting fears that this could exacerbate Arctic ice melting

President Joe Biden calls Finland and Sweden “our allies of the high north.”