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The Professor Molchanov sails in front of an ice sheet near Neko Harbor in Antarctica
Europe

Norway's seizure of a Russian vessel is a dangerous escalation

The move, which could help compensate Kyiv for Moscow's takeover of Crimea, comes at a volatile moment in the Arctic

China and Russia and the US icebreaker race
North America

China and Russia and the US icebreaker race

Fearmongering about China and Russia is so Cold War. There is so much all three countries could do if they just put aside the threat inflation.

NATO Arctic
Global Crises

Is NATO creating an Arctic crisis to placate Trump?

The alliance's buildup to confront questionable Russian and Chinese threats lacks the diplomacy necessary to stave off escalation

Russian icebreakers
North America

Trump's Greenland, Canada threats reflect angst over Russia shipping

When the American president talks about Moscow's ships as reason for US primacy he's not exactly referring to military vessels

Swedish military Greenland
Europe

Trump digs in as Europe sends troops to Greenland

The president is now claiming the US needs the Arctic territory to support the Golden Dome missile defense initiative

Tech billionaires behind Greenland bid want to build 'freedom cities'
North America

Tech billionaires behind Greenland bid want to build 'freedom cities'

As Europeans try to redirect Trump, his Silicon Valley supporters have ideas of their own, involving low-regulated communities and access to rare earths.