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.

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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.

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.

Frosty diplomatic relations. Eight nations lie in the Arctic Circle: the Arctic Five — Canada, Denmark (through Greenland and the Faroe Islands), Norway, Russia and the US — are the region's ...

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 ...

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 will make a defense ...

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.