Arctic

The Arctic is a polar region surrounding the North Pole, characterized by its sea ice, and increasingly accessible due to climate change. It is a strategic area for shipping routes, resource extraction, and geopolitical competition among nations.

Why it’s in the news: It is in the news due to a boom in Arctic sea routes, increased military and research activity, and persistent concerns over low sea ice levels.

Latest on Arctic

• Chinese researchers make Arctic-to-Antarctic call using rival to Musk’s Starlink
• Why a ‘confrontational posture’ won’t help China in the Arctic
• China-Russia Cooperation in the Arctic: The Northern Sea Route
• Arctic sea routes boom as Gulf war and global warming divert shipping
• Japan’s new arctic research vessel set to arrive in December
• Keep out: why Greenland is the US military’s new eyes in the Arctic on China
• China bypasses shipping chokepoints with 'Ice Silk Road' through Arctic

Connections

30 entities linked to Arctic across the news graph.