Russian buildup worries Norway before big NATO military exercise
NY-AALESUND, Norway — On the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard, the sun does not rise for four months of the year and it is so...
How Norway and Russia avoid conflict over Svalbard
In 1977, Norway established a maritime Fisheries Protection Zone (FPZ) around the Arctic Archipelago of Svalbard. Norway avoided claiming an outright Exclusive Economic Zone...
In Alaska, soldiers relish role in U.S. missile defense
FORT GREELY, Alaska — Two hours south of Fairbanks, Alaska, near the starting point of the Alaska highway, sit row upon row of missile...
Russia deployed two nuclear-capable bombers within ’20 minutes’ of Alaska
MOSCOW — Russia said last week that it had flown two nuclear-capable TU-160 bombers to a far eastern Russian region opposite Alaska as part...
US defense investments in Greenland infrastructure would keep NATO in, China...
Politically, Greenland has cast its lot with the West. But, when it comes to commercial opportunities, it is more open. China, especially, has been...
Finns, worried by Russia, hand cautious president huge election win
HELSINKI — Finland's moderate President Sauli Niinisto cruised to a rare first round election win on Sunday as his delicate balancing of ties with neighbor...
A winter weather exercise will see northern Sweden host some 7,000...
Winter warfare capabilities will be in focus when the military exercise Northern Wind kicks off in Sweden's Norrbotten county in March.The exercise takes place...
Outgoing commandant says Arctic has become a top priority for US...
When he talks about his accomplishments and regrets during four years as Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, Adm. Paul Zukunft downplays the idea...
Amid increasingly aggressive geopolitical rhetoric, the US Coast Guard seeks peaceful...
The Trump administration may have recently amplified its rhetoric around geopolitics and national security concerns in the Arctic, but the U.S. Coast Guard, the...
Will the Arctic Council begin addressing national security?
This year’s Arctic Council ministerial meeting showcased increasingly complicated issues in the region — from national security to climate change and more — and...
