Putin: Increase Russia’s Military Presence in the Arctic
Russian President Vladimir Putin called for Russia to expand its military presence in the Arctic following Canadian plans to claim…
Document: Pentagon’s Arctic Strategy
From the Nov. 22, 2013 U.S> Defense Department’s Arctic Strategy: The Arctic is at a strategic inflection point as its…
Report: Arctic Route Could be Alternative if Suez Closes
If Egypt’s Suez Canal is closed to commerce, an Arctic trade route to move goods between the Pacific to the…
Russia to Build New Ships for Arctic
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has plans to build four military ships for Arctic duty by 2020, deputy head of…
Coast Guard Strategy Calls for Greater Arctic Emphasis
The U.S. Coast Guard has unveiled its new strategy for the Arctic outlines a ten-year roadmap for patrolling the last great maritime…
Document: Coast Guard 2013 Arctic Strategy
From the executive summary of the United States Coast Guard’s Arctic Strategy released on May, 21 2013: As arctic ice…
Report: Changes in the Arctic
From the March 28, 2013 Congressional Research Service report: The diminishment of Arctic sea ice has led to increased human activities…
USCG’s Adm. Papp on Arctic Operations and Caribbean Drug Runners
Even as the Coast Guard gets a grip on the Arctic, drug smugglers in the eastern Pacific are slipping through…
Russia Plans Massive Arctic Expansion
Russia plans to expand its military presence in the Arctic, officials said Monday. According to Nikolai Patrushev, the former head…
Get Serious About the Arctic
Global interests—including those of the United States—are at stake in this changing region. Commercial opportunities are expanding exponentially in the…