Denmark promises increased focus on Arctic as it takes over NORDEFCO chair
The Baltic Sea region, Arctic and the North Atlantic will be geographical areas of particular importance in 2024.
Letter: Arctic analysis frozen in cold war thinking
China has always followed the principles of respect, co-operation, win-win and sustainability, and conducted mutually beneficial co-operation with all countries in the Arctic in various fields.
Our friends in the North: UK strategy towards the Arctic
In dynamic situation, it is imperative that the UK Government remains alert to emerging changes and regularly assesses whether it has appropriately prioritised and resourced its strategy towards the region.
NATO’s Northern Flank Has Too Many Weak Spots
Key alliance members are failing to uphold their obligations in the face of Moscow’s unflagging interest in the High North.
Putin cancels meeting with military leaders in Arctic
The president’s planned visit to Severomorsk, the Northern Fleet headquarters, was reportedly cancelled due to “bad weather.”
Report highlights growing importance of defence in Arctic
In a new report, Defence in Scotland: The North Atlantic and the High North, the cross-party Committee of MPs notes the UK Government’s continued recognition of Scotland’s important role in meeting the UK and NATO’s defence and security objectives in the region, and calls for clarity on how the UK’s defence presence could be increased sufficiently if required.
How Sweden’s membership will strengthen NATO
The island of Gotland will become one of the strongholds of the Alliance, and the powerful Swedish military industry will strengthen the development of aircraft, tanks and anti-aircraft defense systems.
A growing rivalry in the Arctic? Talk about a cold war.
Climate change, military competition and the search for natural resources in Arctic are turning the frozen north into a hotbed of global rivalry.
The new Cold War in the Arctic, explained
The battle for control of the Arctic Circle is, er, heating up.