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As militaries get busier in the Arctic, the US and Russia are running out of ways to solve problems there
US and Russian officials say they can cooperate in the Arctic, but without dialogue, "we are starti…
Christopher Woody  Â
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NATO's 2 newest members would move the alliance closer to one of Russia's most sensitive military outposts
Admitting Finland would extend NATO's border with Russia's Kola Peninsula, a region that Moscow see…
Constantine Atlamazoglou  Â
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Arctic sea ice thinning twice as fast than expected, say researchers
Sea ice in the coastal regions of the Arctic may be thinning up to twice as fast as previously thou…
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Wildfires in California and Siberia are throwing soot into the high atmosphere that's landing in the Arctic and melting polar ice
Scientists are working to understand the impact of this effect on the Arctic's ice yearly renewal a…
Marianne Guenot  Â
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A year after a crippling fire, one of the Coast Guard's most important ships is on a rare trip around North America
The US Coast Guard has just two ships capable of patrolling the thawing frontline in the Arctic, an…
Christopher Woody  Â
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How Delta, Rangers, and the Green Berets' unique training would pay off in an Arctic war with Russia
Arctic warfare demands a special set of skills to survive and win - skills that Army special operat…
Stavros Atlamazoglou  Â
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Record heat in the Arctic is setting the stage for a different kind of conflict
Rising heat and shrinking ice are opening the Arctic to more ships, but those changes also have imp…
Christopher Woody  Â
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The Kremlin plans to send 100,000 Ukrainians to Siberia and the Arctic Circle, report says, as Zelenskyy warns of 'filtration camps' for captured people
Ukrainian officials have accused Russia of moving thousands of people from the city of Mariupol to …
Sophia Ankel  Â
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Texas blackouts explained: Arctic weather shut down power plants as demand for heat surged, and the state's grid is on its own
Unusual arctic weather caused power plants to stop working just as households needed more heat, pus…
Benji Jones  Â
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The US Navy is learning how to operate in the Arctic, and more ships may not be the answer
In some cases that means relearning old techniques - sailors aboard the Truman, for example, brough…
Christopher Woody  Â
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Russia Is Militarizing The Arctic
Russia's icebreaker fleet is a particular "ice-power" asset: It is the world's largest and includes…
Jeremy Bender  Â
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Mike Pompeo claims rapidly melting Arctic sea ice could actually be a good thing, as it will create 'new opportunities for trade'
"Do we want the Arctic Ocean to transform into a new South China Sea, fraught with militarization a…
Tom Porter,Tom Porter  Â
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Russia has 'twofold objectives' in the Arctic
By militarizing the region, Russia is positioning itself to have the strongest claims to control bo…
Jeremy Bender  Â
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Coast Guard: We are increasingly 'concerned' about China's Arctic ambitions
China will soon launch a second medium icebreaker, said Adm. Paul Zukunft. While the country's inte…
Yasmin Tadjdeh  Â
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Russian defense minister explains why the Kremlin is militarizing the Arctic
"A broad spectrum of potential challenges and threats to our national security is now being formed …
Jeremy Bender  Â
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The Coast Guard turned down a request for an Arctic exercise out of concern the US's only heavy icebreaker would break down and Russia would have to rescue it
"I said, 'Au contraire, it's a 40-year-old ship. We're cannibalizing parts off its sister ship just…
Christopher Woody  Â
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You can now go on a cruise through the Arctic passage - and that's not necessarily a good thing
"Yes, we are concerned about this cruise ship [Crystal Serenity] going through but we have been con…
Jeremy Berke  Â
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Global Militaries Know That The Arctic Is Melting - Here's What They're Going To Take Advantage
"Russia, the only non-NATO littoral Arctic state, has made a military buildup in the Arctic a strat…
Jeremy Bender,Michael B. Kelley  Â
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China Begins Using Arctic Shipping Route That Could 'Change The Face Of World Trade'
The European Union is China's biggest export destination with 290 billion euros ($385 billion) in g…
Bill Savadove, Agency France-Presse  Â
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Why A Place 700 Miles North Of The Arctic Circle May Become One The US's Most Important Air Bases
Given the already-tense geopolitical climate between Russia and NATO, a resource competition within…