China is expected to redefine its Arctic policy - including an ambition to become a great polar power by 2030 - amid growing ...

In light of Trump’s historical interest in Greenland, it is not hard to imagine how his second term could mark the beginning ...

declaring itself in 2018 a “near-Arctic state” and has developed fishing, energy and transportation interests in the region. The prospect of new shipping routes is seen as key to Beijing’s ...

The Arctic is emerging as a critical frontier in the race for mineral wealth, fossil fuels, and geopolitical dominance. As ...

Rarely in the news, the Arctic has returned to the spotlight following the return of Donald Trump as US president. But who ...

Greenland sits strategically along two potential routes through the Arctic, which would reduce shipping times between the ...

The two have been working together for almost two years on a partnership to build more infrastructure along the Northern Sea Route, a critical Arctic shipping lane. Naturally, a thawing Arctic ...

TASS/. The Arctic ship repair program is needed to ensure cargo traffic along the Northern Sea Route (NSR), press service of the Vostokgosplan Federal Autonomous Scientific Institution said.

into viable shipping routes that can connect Europe and North America to China and the rest of Asia much more quickly than routes through the Suez and Panama canals. The Arctic shipping seasons ...

China, which calls itself a “near Arctic” state, plans to develop its Polar Silk Road to establish new sea shipping routes through the Arctic Ocean while also securing access to natural resources.

If climate change turns the Arctic summer ice-free, new shipping routes might open up directly through the North Pole. Russia and China would benefit most from such an environmental transformation ...