Arctic

Finland President Alexander Stubb visits the border checkpoint of Niirala on March 27, 2024. Stubb said his country needs to guard against Russian attempts to…

Norway announced plans in April 2024 to buy long-range drones, possibly similar to the RQ-B Global Hawk, to bolster its surveillance of the Barents Sea and…

The Norwegian High North has received increasing U.S. attention in recent years. In late March 2024, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Under Secretary Dmitri…

U.S. Marines with Marine Air Control Squadron (MACS) 24, Marine Air Control Group 48, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, deploy an AN/TPS-80…

U.S. Marines with Fox Battery, 2nd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve ready High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems for…

A Canadian diver conducts operations during Operation Nanook-Nunalivut in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, on March 8, 2023. CANADIAN ARMED FORCES THE WATCH STAFF…

The HMCS William Hall recently established a formal tie with an Inuit community near Hudson’s Bay. The Canadian Armed Forces considers the Inuit to be essential…

Norway has met the NATO goal of spending 2% of its GDP on defense two years early. Norwegian Soldiers, pictured above in a 2022 NATO exercise, will be better…

The Arctic Frontiers conference reinforces collaborative approaches to resolving Arctic security issues. ARCTIC FRONTIERS MAYA JOHNSON The 2024 Arctic…

The Norwegian city of Tromsø is north of the Arctic Circle and one of the centers of global Arctic studies. REUTERS THE WATCH The United States and its…