List of Arctic and Antarctic articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 U.S. Falls Behind in Arctic Great Game
Amid a global boom in icebreaker construction, the United States risks getting frozen out of the melting Arctic.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 British Science Minister Does Not Want to Name $300 Million Research Vessel ‘Boaty McBoatface’
An online poll to name Britain's $300 million research vessel chose Boaty McBoatface. British officials aren't entirely pleased.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 It’s ‘Very British’ to Name a Multimillion-Dollar Research Vessel Boaty McBoatface
A contest to name a multimillion-dollar shipping vessel means that names like Boaty McBoatface are suddenly being taken seriously.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Shell Admits Defeat in the Arctic
Royal Dutch Shell cancels oil exploration operation off Alaska’s coast, the latest warning sign that finding Arctic oil is easier said than done.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Searching for Leads in the Opening Arctic
Disappearing ice, Russia’s newest land grab, and a new great game at the top of the world. An FP special report.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The United States’ Need for a New Icebreaker Doesn’t Really Have Much to Do With Russia
It's not about the "icebreaker gap" — it's about business as usual.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Obama Uses Arctic Trip to Hammer Republicans on Climate Change
The president says the melting Arctic shows that global warming is real -- and that the GOP is in denial about its causes and impact.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Hunt for the Last Chilean Sea Bass Poachers
They were the few ships left of what was once one of the most lucrative illegal fishing operations in history. An inside look at the high seas chases that may have brought them down for good.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Black Carbon’s Silver Lining in the Arctic
The Obama administration seeks a bright side for the environment after allowing oil drilling off the coast of Alaska.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Obama Calls Climate Denial ‘Dereliction of Duty’
The administration is emphasizing climate change’s security threat, from the melting Arctic to the boiling Middle East. It is an uphill slog.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Why Shell Won’t be Producing in the Arctic Anytime Soon
Obama's decision to open Alaskan waters to oil drilling infuriated environmental groups, but low prices and high costs could push back operations for years.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Ice, Ice Baby: Obama Gives Shell the Thumbs Up for Arctic Drilling
The Obama administration just gave Royal Dutch Shell conditional permission to drill in the Arctic. But oil is not the only interest there.
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004 Frozen Assets: Inside the Spy War for Control of the Arctic
The newest front in global espionage is one of the least habitable locales on Earth—the Arctic.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 U.S. Assumes Arctic Council Leadership Amid Increasing Tension in the Far-North
As Washington steps back in the Arctic, other countries are investing in their military capabilities there.
