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A s NATO and Russia continue to expand their influence in the Arctic, the locations of major military bases show the extent to which different countries are building their power in the region.
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Four Arctic experts say it would take the West at least 10 years to catch up with Russia’s military in the region, if it chose to do so. “The Arctic is currently a dark area on the map ...
Yet economic opportunities in the Arctic are emerging at a time of increased geopolitical tensions, as countries scramble to secure resources, stake territorial claims and develop facilities.
Yakutia, part of which is north of the Arctic Circle, encompasses the coldest inhabited place on earth. Some of the oldest mammoth fossils have been hidden in the permafrost for centuries.
IQALUIT, Nunavut — New Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney arrived at the edge of the Arctic Circle on Tuesday in an effort to assert sovereignty over the increasingly contested region. Carney ...
Canada's new leader has announced a radar purchase from Australia and an expansion of military operations in the Arctic while visiting Canada's far north in an effort to assert sovereignty over ...
The Arctic World Archive — 300 meters below the permafrost in a demilitarized zone — houses art, music and a copy of the world’s open source code.
More than half the Arctic's coastline is Russian territory and in the last six years Moscow has built more than 475 military bases along its northern border.