Arctic and Antarctic

A Western boycott of the Arctic Council could backfire.

Competition with China is too narrow a strategy for the far north.

FP Analytics’ two-part Arctic Competition Power Map provides Insiders with an in-depth breakdown of how melting sea ice is enabling increased commercial activity and geopolitical competition over resources, shipping routes, and territory in the Arctic.

The Faroe Islands have a history of trading with everyone who will buy their fish. With growing tensions in the Arctic region, the islands are now receiving more attention from superpowers.

In Part I of FP Analytics’ Arctic Competition Power Map, we visualize how climate change is physically transforming the Arctic, lay out the scale of potential resources that will be made available, and detail the positions and interests of major players in the region.

Russia and China’s partnership in the north is primarily driven by business, not politics.

Trump’s plan to buy the vast Arctic island fell short. But his administration is allocating half a million dollars moving ahead to build a U.S. consulate there.

Will the new U.S. diplomatic outpost in the Arctic get a warm welcome?

The Arctic island offers a harrowing reminder of the environmental damage, and political dangers, already imposed by climate change.

The United States can build on its strategic toehold without buying the entire country.

For now, cooperation still reigns.

After two decades of war in the desert, Canadian troops must relearn how to operate in the frozen north.

First he came for Georgia, then for Ukraine. Vladimir Putin’s next target is likely to be a non-NATO nation in the EU.

As NATO’s footprint grows in Norway, Moscow may be using an espionage case to inflame the country’s internal divisions.

With the Arctic melting and northern coast guards struggling to keep up, the next disaster is a matter of when, not if.

It may not be a White House priority. But rising sea levels are critical to the service’s operations.

Beijing has big plans for its own Polar Silk Road.

An interview with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg.