カテゴリー: Arctic
Exclusive: Norway’s chief of defence Eirik Kristoffersen, who served in Afghanistan, was critical of Trump’s claim Nato troops stayed off frontlinesNorway’s army chief has said Oslo cannot exclude the possibility of a future Russian invasion of the cou…
Self-governing island stresses it is member of Nato, which is looking at improving Arctic defences, through DenmarkGreenland’s government has said it “cannot under any circumstances accept” Donald Trump’s desire to take control of Greenland, as Nato’s …
Canada’s spy agency says it has observed intelligence threats targeting country’s government and private sectorCanada’s domestic spy agency says Russia and China have a “significant intelligence interest” in Canada’s Arctic, and are targeting both the …
Operation Nanook, carried out in conjunction with allies, aims to ‘project force’ in a region attracting growing interest from Russia and ChinaThe winter sun hasn’t yet risen above Inuvik’s jagged horizon of black spruce trees, but already, more than 1…
New plans include more aircraft and drones to grow foothold as other powerful countries seek base in far northCanada will boost its military and diplomatic presence in the Arctic to counter what it calls threats from Russia and others seeking a foothol…
Partnership could produce up to 90 icebreaker ships to counter Russian and Chinese inroads into regionFreezing cold war: militaries move in as Arctic ice retreats – photo essayCanada, the United States and Finland say a newly announced “Ice Pact” to bu…
World powers are racing to exploit the vast untapped resources of the Arctic as global heating opens up a new frontierDonald Trump’s cack-handed attempt to buy Greenland, and the shirty response of Denmark’s prime minister, provoked amusement last week…