Arctic

Sweden is beefing up its defenses in the Arctic to counter a growing Russian threat, the country’s defense minister said on October 4, 2023. AFP/GETTY IMAGES…

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov’s ministry pulled Russia out of the Barents Euro-Artic Council in September 2023 after Finland declined to turn over the…

The isolated Svalbard peninsula, about halfway between mainland Norway and the North Pole, has seen increased presence by the Norwegian military in recent…

U.S. Naval Special Warfare Operators (SEALs) patrol Shemya Island, Alaska, as part of Operation Polar Dagger. U.S. NAVY THE WATCH STAFF A recent joint…

Recent Chinese activity in the Arctic such as the recent voyage of the Xue Long 2 has raised concerns in the West, but it may prove more threatening to Russia…

Morten Hoglund, Norway’s senior representative at the Artic Council, said his country has brokered an agreement to restart working group activities at the…

The USCG Healy, pictured on an Arctic voyage, was tracked by a Russian vessel as it drew near the Russian Arctic coastline in early September 2005. THE WATCH…

Ensign Zane Miagany, a marine science officer on the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy, demonstrates use of bridge equipment to an officer from the Canadian Coast…

British and Danish fighters shadow a U.S. B-1 bomber during Operation Tower Guardian. THE WATCH STAFF Operation Tower Guardian, a bomber intercept involving…

Assistant Secretary of Defense Melissa G. Dalton delivers the keynote address. THE WATCH STAFF Arctic partners convened at the headquarters of the North…