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Norway asserts its Arctic sovereignty in annual voyage
THE WATCH STAFF
The Royal Norwegian Navy frigate Thor Heyerdahl affirmed the nation’s territorial sovereignty on a recent Arctic voyage.
The HNoMS…
U.S. upgrades Bahamas’ maritime security
THE WATCH STAFF
The United States recently bolstered maritime security in the Bahamas by delivering a radar system to its partner in the Caribbean region.…
Mexico, U.S. forge new security accord
REUTERS
The United States and Mexico in October 2021 discussed a new joint security plan to fight drug cartels as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met…
Massive hole opens in Arctic’s ‘Last Ice’
THE WATCH STAFF
In yet another example of how the Arctic is changing, the region’s “Last Ice” developed a massive hole.
The hole, known as a polynya, was…
Pentagon plan makes changing climate a key strategy
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
A new Pentagon plan calls for incorporating the realities of a hotter, harsher Earth at every level in the U.S. military, from making…
Mobile reactor could build resilience for U.S. military
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) is taking input on its plan to build an advanced mobile nuclear microreactor prototype at the Idaho…
Mexico hosts U.S. leaders at international aerospace show
THE WATCH STAFF
President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador inaugurated the 2021 Feria Aerospacial Mexico (FAMEX) at the new Felipe Angeles International Airport…
Scholars: China plays wait-and-see game, adjusts strategy to engage in…
Indo-Pacific Defense FORUM Staff
When it comes to engagement in the Arctic, China’s approach is much softer than its aggressive tactics in the South China…
Future Arctic order: Shaped by unipolarity, bipolarity or multipolarity?
Professor Rasmus Gjedssø Bertelsen and Dr. Mariia Kobzeva/UiT-The Arctic University of Norway
There are two misleading narratives circulating about the…
Coast Guard celebrates record drug seizures
THE WATCH staff
The United States Coast Guard marked its 231st birthday on August 4, 2021, and celebrated the next day when it conducted the largest illegal…