Funding for a long-awaited US heavy icebreaker is target of House...
On Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives' Appropriations committee approved its Homeland Security Appropriations Bill for fiscal year 2019 — and funding for a...
Denmark, Canada agree to settle Hans Island dispute
A long-standing dispute over what is essentially a large rock between Nunavut and Greenland may soon find its end after representatives from Denmark and...
China’s Arctic plans represent a new way of looking at world
In 2014, China released a new map, interpreted the world over as an attempt to redefine geopolitics and claim more of the South China...
U.S. military warns against Russian Arctic expansion
U.S. military officials have upped their rhetoric on Russia’s activities in the Arctic.In statements made before the Armed Services Committee of the U.S. Senate,...
ICC Utqiagvik assembly closes with new leader and commitment to stronger...
The Inuit Circumpolar Council, the organization representing Inuit of Alaska, Canada, Greenland and Russia, closed its 2018 General Assembly with a new leader and...
US will invest in Greenland infrastructure, says Defense Department
COPENHAGEN — The United States wants to invest in Greenland to enhance its "military operational flexibility and situational awareness," the Department of Defense said on Monday.Greenland is...
New Coast Guard commandant sees the Arctic as an urgent concern
Less than two months into his new job, Adm. Karl L. Schultz, the new commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, encountered a surprise. The...
A new Arctic Council agreement on international science cooperation is set...
An agreement among Arctic nations to cooperate on scientific research will go into effect on May 23 and, officials hope, make it easier for...
Greenland plans to open a Beijing office to boost trade ties...
COPENHAGEN — Greenland plans to open a representative office in Beijing to boost trade ties with China, the Arctic island's new minister for foreign affairs was...
How a dispute over China and Greenland’s airports worked its way...
If you look at a map of the Arctic you will notice soon how humongously large Greenland is. It is the world’s largest island.,...
