That interest has only expanded in recent years as Russia and China step up their military and commercial activities in the Arctic, conduct joint military exercises, and invest in new weapon ...

And it should come as no surprise that the world's major military and economic powers Russia, China and the United States - as well as other Arctic nations - are plotting how they will best take ...

Two massive explosions took place near Russia's Arctic naval base last night and have consequently sparked theories online about what exploded and how as it is unclear, according to the ...

The Arctic is “where the confrontation of the world’s leading states is unfolding,” the head of the Russian Navy said at a recent forum in St. Petersburg where regional cooperation had ...

The Arctic security experts at the Centre for European Policy Analysis warned Russia is already "up to no good" in the region and that China must also "be kept in check". Minna Ålander ...

Commercial, strategic, and scientific motivations drive China’s growing interests in the Arctic. Russia, an Arctic power, has simultaneously been a reluctant partner and competitor to China in the ...

MOSCOW, Jan 9 (Reuters) - The Kremlin on Thursday said that Russia had strategic national interests in the Arctic when asked to comment on U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's remarks about ...

Industrial activities dominate much of the Arctic’s economy. Data shows that northern Russia, Alaska, and parts of the European Arctic produced the most artificial light between 1992 and 2013.

An annual report by the Danish Defence Intelligence Service said security tensions were spreading to the Arctic, with Russia adopting a riskier approach and minimal international cooperation.

A Russian tanker at the Yamal terminal in Russia, left, and at the Fayard A/S plant in Denmark, on the right. Illustration: © FT montage EU shipyards are repairing ...