Moscow sees China, India, and other Asian powers as critical for the future of the Northern Sea Route, but their involvement ...

Russia is currently operating four new nuclear-powered icebreakers that are capable of crushing sea ice east of the Taymyr ...

Sandwiched between Finland and Russia 250 miles north of the Arctic Circle, Kirkenes rests near the opening of the most viable polar shipping route linking China to Europe. As the sea ice retreats ...

The route’s Russian operator is building more nuclear-powered icebreakers, as it anticipates a significant rise in voyages by ...

Four hundred kilometres north of the Arctic Circle, in the Norwegian port of Kirkenes, there are still some who dream that this sleepy town will one day become an important shipping hub.

As Arctic ice melts, global powers seize new opportunities to extract oil, speed up trade and boost their military presence.

Today the Arctic is still a site of peril and promise. A new race to the North Pole is under way, as politicians dream of ...

Norwegian royals' visit to Svalbard highlights the Arctic's growing strategic importance amidst rising global interest from ...

The Arctic is warming four times faster than any other place on the planet. As sea ice melts, new shipping routes between ...

the U.S., and other allies with Arctic interests and represent an important countermove to Russia-China collaboration. Canadian leadership in establishing and operating the new container route is ...

Secret Russian Intelligence Document: Russia’s domestic security agency says that China is spying on the Russian military’s ...

The Russian-Chinese joint venture expects the first ARC7 class container ship to be commissioned in 2027. As Rosatom commissions more nuclear-powered icebreakers, prospects are becoming more realistic ...