U.S. airline group says deal reached to fly in Russian airspace
WASHINGTON — U.S. trade group Airlines for America said on Tuesday that it had been told by the U.S. State Department that a deal...
Canada launches its first new icebreaker in 25 years
Welcome to Canada, CCGS Capt. Molly Kool: On Dec. 14, the retrofitted and repainted ice-class tug from Norway became the first addition to the...
The US keeps falling further behind other nations in preparing for...
Meteorologist David Titley, a professor at Penn State, is a retired Navy admiral, which means “I do not have to start everything with, ‘I...
Sweden’s supreme commander says defense spending to reach 2% of GDP...
STOCKHOLM — Rising prices and a weak currency mean Sweden will reach the NATO target for defense expenditure of 2 percent of GDP by...
What the Biden-Putin summit means — and doesn’t mean — for...
When U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin emerged from a historic summit in Geneva on Wednesday, both leaders mentioned the promise...
Why President Trump’s idea to buy Greenland is not a joke...
For more than a week, journalists and commentators across the world have been regarding U.S. President Donald Trump’s remarks that he may consider buying...
U.S. military to cooperate with SpaceX to overcome Arctic communication blackout
The U.S. Northern Command, which contains the North American Arctic, is seeking $130 million in funding for fiscal year 2021 for polar communications experiments in cooperation...
Against a backdrop of shifting Arctic security, Iceland seeks a US...
The United States and Iceland have a long history of bilateral agreements.
In 1951, the United States agreed to provide military protection for Iceland...
How border wall hysteria continues to threaten to US icebreaker funds
It makes no sense to cut money for building a polar class icebreaker so that Congress can fund a U.S. border wall with Mexico.
But...
Why Putin faces more NATO in the Arctic after Russia’s invasion...
BARDUFOSS, Norway — The sound of gunfire echoed around the Norwegian fjords as a row of Swedish and Finnish soldiers, positioned prone behind banks...
