Coverage

The article explains how the High Seas Treaty could affect protection of Arctic waters and uses the Arctic tern’s yearly migration as a lens on the region’s environmental state.

Becky Windt Pearson will leave Anchorage’s municipal manager role to head legal affairs for Glenfarne Group, while Bill Falsey will take over as municipal manager.

Denmark's sanctions loophole, enabled by the company Fayard, allows the delivery of reinforced hulls and ice‑breaking equipment that keeps Russia’s Arc7 LNG tankers operating in severe Arctic ice.

South Korea’s Hanwha will use Algoma Steel to build 250 armored vehicles for Canada’s Arctic deployment, meeting NATO obligations under a new MOU.

New Arctic Security Cutters, built for the U.S. Coast Guard in Galveston, will bolster U.S. maritime presence as Arctic competition intensifies.

Arctic LNG 2 modules shipped from China to Russia, indicating progress on Novatek’s LNG project and a potential boost to Arctic energy infrastructure.

A multidisciplinary research project engages communities in southern Greenland and northeast Iceland to investigate how pollution connects and disconnects Arctic environments.

Bear Gap, an Arctic Ocean stretch between Norway and Svalbard, has recently been identified as a notable feature in Arctic waters.

Royal Marines and Commando Helicopter Force trained in Norway to master snow‑shelter survival, improving readiness for operations in the Arctic's harsh environment.

Russia is amassing nuclear weapons and attack submarines in the Arctic Circle, and if it gains control of the Bear Gap, it could threaten NATO’s northern flank, warning Norway’s defence minister.

Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand urges NATO to create a security and defense strategy for the Arctic to strengthen regional security amid growing strategic competition.

Denmark’s new left‑leaning coalition, led by Mette Frederiksen, vows to counter US pressure over Greenland, expand its military, and slash VAT on food to tackle the cost‑of‑living crisis.

A $1B shipbuilding effort in Galveston and Port Arthur will produce Arctic Security Cutters, marking Texas’s first complex shipbuilding project in decades.

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is poised to begin a third term, with her firm stance on Greenland governance seen as pivotal to her reelection.

Port Arthur shipyard will construct heavy icebreaking vessels for the U.S. Coast Guard, bolstering Arctic logistical and security capabilities.

Russia’s long‑term Arctic base reconstruction and Northern Fleet buildup, coupled with NATO’s expanding military presence, raises concerns over potential security threats to northern Europe via the Arctic’s Bear Gap.

Solomon Awa, Kandis Jameson, and Lauren Hanchar argue that Canada’s Arctic sovereignty depends on the active participation of its local communities.

Professor Christine Schwöbel-Patel and Dr Chouffart began a collaboration at the Arctic Institute to explore new Arctic governance and sovereignty models.

Davie Defense Shipbuilding will use its $1 billion Texas investment to build icebreakers for the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard, strengthening Arctic maritime security.

The Ukraine invasion halted international funds for Russia’s Andreyeva Bay nuclear waste cleanup, leaving Russia alone to slow the removal of 22,000 spent fuel assemblies and extending the finish date into the 2030s.

Thawing permafrost is turning Arctic rivers orange, as iron and metals pollute the water, threatening fish, insects, and stream ecosystems.

Marina Starovoitova, the first woman to command a nuclear icebreaker, explains how Arctic conditions and ice-covered waters shape future shipping routes and the impact of Arctic expansion.

ICEBERG research reveals that persistent organic pollutants, heavy metals, plastics, and PFAS from global industrial sources travel by air and ocean to Arctic communities, undermining food safety and cultural ties.

Greenland Energy’s Jameson Land exploration is limited to preliminary surveys, not drilling, and would only drill after years of assessments, countering Washington’s claim of rapid production.