The President released a proposal to build a new icebreaker by 2020 and to increase research activities in the Arctic. The proposal was announced after Obama visited Alaska to highlight the impacts of climate change in the Arctic. The administration acknowledged the need for the U.S. to respond to the strong foothold that other nations such […]
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Russia has formed strategic partnerships with countries outside the Arctic council to further militarize the Arctic and take advantage of the vast resources the region has to offer. Notably, Russia has dubbed China as a priority cooperation partner in the Arctic. The two nations have commenced a naval exercise known as the Joint Sea II that is […]
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On August 23, 2015, “The Alaskan Arctic: A Summit on Shipping and Ports” met in Anchorage to discuss safe and reliable shipping practices in Alaska. The event drew attention to the need for the U.S. to invest in Arctic shipping as sea ice melts to “one of the lowest minimums on record.” Nations such as Iceland, Russia, […]
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Canadian researchers are launching an expedition to return to the shipwreck site of the HMS Erebus to look for the remains of the HMS Terror. The two ships were part of John Franklin’s famous and ill-fated 1845 Arctic expedition. Arctic Newswire has the story- The wreck was found last year in about 36 feet of water in Queen […]
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Arctic for All, Consumer Energy Alliance and the Alaska Support Industry Alliance recently launched the film series Pipeline Pioneers at a recent event in Anchorage, Alaska. The series promotes the importance of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System though the stories of individuals who worked on the construction of the line, 40 years ago this year. The event hosted […]
The Arctic continues to gain greater geopolitical significance as ice melts in the region opening up access to a plethora of mineral resources and new shipping routes. Russia continues to finance large military operations in the region. Most recently, FMSO reports Russia has implemented a new air defense system. The air defense system contains a medium […]
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A new film series from Consumer Energy Alliance and the Alaska Support Industry Alliance will debut in Anchorage on August 12th. The series examines the stories of 5 “Pipeline Pioneers” and their individual stories of helping to construct the nation’s most important working landmark. 2015 marks the 40th anniversary of the start of construction on the […]
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Russian President Vladimir Putin last month signed a new maritime doctrine focusing the country’s naval efforts in the Arctic, Atlantic regions. The document was signed aboard a Russian frigate and was ostensibly in reaction to “NATO’s active development and the alliance approaching our borders,” according to Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin, the head of Russia’s newly […]
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When it comes to energy production, Alaska continues to be a major leader, but not quite the clear-cut front-runner it once was. In fact, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) estimates that the state, once a national and global leader in the petroleum industry, has seen its level of production drop from 1.8 million barrels per […]
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On August 3, Russia submitted a claim to the UN Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf pleading to obtain massive territorial rights in the Arctic, including the North Pole. The claim asserts that the underwater ridges of the arctic and the in-between basins “have a continental character” and are thereby subject to Russian […]