Rarely in the news, the Arctic has returned to the spotlight following the return of Donald Trump as US president. But who owns this polar region, and why is it so important to Arctic nations?

The allied militaries did not specify where within the Arctic Circle the exercise took place, but the area is home to Russian bases including Severomorsk in Murmansk and Arctic trade passages like ...

Though it had little scientific significance, the stunt infuriated other Arctic nations and kicked the international rush to map out claims ... area of approximately 2.8 million square kilometers ...

US Marines brave Arctic temperatures ahead of Joint Viking, the largest military exercise in Norway. About 10,000 troops from the US and NATO nations ... held in the Arctic Circle, including ...

Carney said at the “appropriate time” he will have a discussion with the U.S. president, as “two sovereign nations ... territory straddling the Arctic Circle. Nunavut is roughly the size ...

The prime minister is in Iqaluit, which is by far the largest municipality in Nunavut, a vast territory straddling the Arctic Circle ... from the Group of Seven nations. Several of the dignitaries ...