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Sweden picks Hyundai Heavy Industries to build icebreaker as Finland loses out: Commentary

The decision, first reported by Tekniikka&Talous, has been appealed by Davie/Helsinki Shipyard Image: Aker…

Alaska, not Greenland, should worry the United States in the Arctic

This article was originally published by The Arctic Institute. In 2024, China inched closer…

The challenge of counting icebreakers

This is a reproduction of an article that first appeared on Sixty Degrees North.…

Have we reached peak Arctic Circle?

People often eagerly discuss the end of the Arctic. Yet realizing that the Arctic…

Typhoon leaves flooded Alaska villages facing a storm recovery far tougher than most Americans will ever experience
Typhoon leaves flooded Alaska villages facing a storm recovery far tougher than most Americans will ever experience

Remnants of a powerful typhoon swept into Western Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta on Oct. 12,…

The Arctic Council requires reform, not a funeral: Commentary

It is dismaying to hear a prominent voice in Arctic academia perpetuate two falsehoods:…

With twin threats from Russia and China, U.S. military puts new focus on Alaska

In the past, large-scale exercises “occurred in Alaska,” one general says. “Now, this is…

Forget the hype. Here are the facts about last week’s US-Finland icebreaker deal

This is a reproduction of an article that first appeared on Sixty Degrees North.…