International Polar Bear Day Advances Research and Protection For Vulnerable Moms and Cubs
February 27, 2025 marks the 20th annual International Polar Bear Day, a day hosted by Polar Bears International (PBI) to advance Arctic conservation during the season when polar bear moms and cubs are snug in their dens.
Trump order opening Arctic Alaska waters to oil leasing draws legal challenge
Environmental groups say, as they did 8 years ago, that Trump violated the law by revoking past presidential leasing-program withdrawals of Arctic and other waters.
Trump’s Manifest Destiny in the Arctic: The Greenland Gamble
In the first term of his presidency, Donald Trump threw into consideration the option to purchase Greenland. At first, it was considered an eccentric impulse.
China Exploiting Russian Weakness in Arctic–and Moscow Has Reason to Worry
Since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine three years ago, Beijing has increased its activities in the Arctic as Moscow faces little choice other than to welcome these activities given restrictions induced by Western sanctions.
Trump interested in jointly developing Arctic oil and gas with Russia
The US and Russia are looking at joint energy projects in the Arctic, as part of the ceasefire negotiation in Riyadh, Russia’s sovereign wealth fund boss Kirill Dmitriev told Politico on February 19.
Trump’s Arctic Goals Demand Icebreakers, but USA Struggles to Build Them
President plans to order 40 large icebreakers, but shipbuilding industry has been declining for decades.
US Army conducts extreme testing of tank M10 for Arctic deployment
Designed as an armored infantry support vehicle rather than a battle tank, the M10 Booker is on top of US Army’s modernization priorities, with plans to acquire 500 units for the role.
Russian military thinking about the Baltic Sea and the Arctic
Following the accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO, Russian military thinkers and planners are increasingly seeing the two theatres as contiguous areas.
A Review of Arctic Policy from 2020 to 2024
Although the United States is an Arctic Nation, most Americans have historically perceived the Arctic as both geographically remote and removed from issues affecting their day-to-day lives.