Facts About the Arctic in April 2026
In early April JAXA Arctic sea ice extent is 3rd lowest for the date, albeit in a “statistical tie” with last year: The Alfred Wegener Institute’s regional extent graphs reveal an intriguing divergence on the Pacific periphery, where sea ice extent…
Arctic Shipping Increased to Record High in 2025
The increase in shipping coincides with diminishing sea ice in the Arctic.
Arctic shortcut or strategic challenge? Experts question Northern Sea Route’s promise
Melting Arctic ice has revived interest in northern trade routes as Asia–Europe shortcuts, but experts warn they remain risky, unreliable, commercially limited.
Arctic Frontiers: Disinformation, Security and the Northern Sea Route
Disinformation about the Northern Sea Route is shaping both the environmental debate and the security picture in the Arctic.
Lawsuit Challenges Massive Oil and Gas Sale Over Harms to Western Arctic Public Lands and the Climate
Vast natural areas long protected from extraction will now be offered to oil companies for drilling
Expanded Arctic Drilling Faces a Wave of Lawsuits
Now, a second Trump administration is backing a relentless effort to open access in Arctic to oil companies even in areas local Iñupiat people consider most vulnerable to disturbance.
Russia’s Arctic big game
President Putin sees Greenland as a testing ground for his vision of a world divided into spheres of influence, in which the United States and Russia set the rules of the game.
Washington and other Democratic-led states drop lawsuit against Arctic refuge oil drilling in Alaska
Washington is proud to have led the multistate lawsuit challenging the 2020 actions regarding the Arctic Refuge
What the Arctic in a time of crisis means for humanitarians
The Arctic is no longer a quiet corner on the map. It is the front line of the global power competition.
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