Policy

Russia proposes that Arctic countries jointly use the Express‑RV satellite network to boost broadband connectivity across the region.

Trump’s failed auction of Arctic National Wildlife Refuge oil and gas rights leaves the Alaskan Arctic still exposed to fossil‑fuel development.

The U.S. will auction the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge on June 5, marking another push to open a protected Arctic area for oil and gas exploration.

A NATO battlegroup in Lapland remains at high readiness, ready to deploy swiftly into the taiga forests north of the Arctic Circle.

Two companies won leases covering 72,000 acres in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, a move critics call tepid yet opening door to potential drilling amid indigenous and environmental concerns.

The Trump administration opened the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas exploration, prompting a legal challenge.

The Trump administration opened the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for oil and gas exploration, putting 70,000 acres up for lease to a small firm and a state‑backed corporation.

Nunavut is negotiating Dene land‑claim agreements that may affect upcoming mining projects, including Hook Lake, as the territory prepares for devolution of decision‑making in 2027.

NATO has activated a forward land forces presence in Lapland, a region inside the Arctic Circle, marking a new security posture in the Arctic.

The winning bids cover about 72,000 acres of oil and gas leases in ANWR, opening the possibility for new Arctic energy development.

Industry shows limited interest in a Trump‑era lease sale for Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, amid lawsuits and uncertainty over oil volumes.

Senator Markey and Congressman Huffman released a statement on the sale of lease rights in an Arctic refuge, underscoring the policy's implications for environmental stewardship and resource development.

Only five of 58 tracts in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge were bid on, with no major oil companies participating, indicating limited commercial interest in drilling there.

The Trump administration auctioned drilling rights in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, but only attracted a handful of bidders, highlighting limited corporate interest in the site.

Lawmakers in Alaska are debating a new volumetric tax to fund the $55 billion LNG project, after the developer raised the cost estimate, amid concerns over state revenue and Arctic development.

The Bureau of Land Management announced it will hold its first oil and gas lease sale on Friday in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge's Coastal Plain, opening the region to potential energy development.

Limited interest in the latest oil and gas lease sale for Alaska’s ANWR, yet Voice of the Arctic Iñupiat praised the move.

The auction of oil and gas leases in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge drew only $3.7 million in winning bids, reflecting weak market demand.

Canada is weighing a mixed fleet of 72‑88 U.S. F‑35s and 72 Saab Gripen‑E fighters, potentially exceeding 100 jets, while planning GlobalEye AEW&C aircraft to monitor the Arctic and create up to 9,000 jobs.

An Arctic Refuge oil and gas lease sale attracted limited interest, with major oil companies opting out, hinting at caution over the region's resource prospects.

Only five of 58 ANWR coastal tracts received bids, with HEX Energy LLC winning two for $3.74M, while Indigenous and environmental groups warn of impacts to the refuge’s caribou and habitats.

Oil companies showed little interest in the latest lease sale for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, indicating a slowdown in potential Arctic drilling projects.

The auction of lease rights for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge proceeded, prompting Ranking Member Huffman and Senator Markey to criticize it as an insult and warn that the outcome could prove drilling in the Arctic.

A lack of bids for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge lease sale shows the proposal is unviable, underscoring limited appetite for development in the area.

The ANWR lease sale failed to attract major oil companies, with only AIDEA and a single small company placing bids.