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Covering the geopolitics of the Arctic region.

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In this edition of The Arctic Debrief:

● 🇨🇳 Chinese Arctic ambitions waning outside of Russia;

● 🇳🇴 Norway increases defence budget as local leaders call for increased military presence; and

● 🇷🇺 Russian Arctic convoy faces obstacles in first trip of 2025

#geopolitics #Arctic #news #China #Russia
June 25, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Check out the latest edition of The Arctic Debrief at arcticpod.co :

• 🇺🇸 USS Harry S. Truman strike group participates in Arctic field training

• 🇷🇺 Russian warship modernization efforts stalled by Western sanctions

• 🇨🇦 Canada, 🇫🇮 Finland, and 🇺🇸 US sign Icebreaker agreement
November 21, 2024 at 11:10 PM
US, Canada, and Finland sign new partnership agreement to cooperate on production of Arctic icebreakers.

This will enhance industry collaboration among the 3 nations, coordinate expertise and strengthen their ability to produce polar vessels, according to a Nov. 13 press release.
November 13, 2024 at 10:51 PM
In this edition of The Arctic Debrief:

• 🇨🇦 Canada to install $4.3 billion radar to monitor Arctic region

• 🇨🇳 Chinese oil rig to initiate drilling operation off Norwegian coast

• 🇺🇸 United States is concerned over Russia and China's increased military cooperation

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November 13, 2024 at 2:42 PM
In this edition of The Arctic Debrief:
• 🇸🇪 Sweden aims to enhance Arctic readiness with boosted defence budget
• 🇷🇺 Russia carries out sea, land, and air nuclear exercises in Arctic region
• 🇷🇺 Novatek's Arctic LNG 2 production halted as shadow fleet scheme fails

#Arctic #News #Russia #NATO #Sweden
November 8, 2024 at 6:26 PM
In this edition of The Arctic Debrief:
• 🇺🇸/🇷🇺 US sanctions foil Novatek's plans to establish "LNG shadow fleet"
• 🇺🇸/🇪🇺 Top US and Nordic generals discuss Arctic security and military cooperation
• 🇨🇳/🇷🇺 China and Russia prepare plans for joint Arctic research

#Arctic #China #US #Russia #Europe
September 5, 2024 at 2:14 AM
In this edition:

• 🇨🇦 Canada’s $73 Billion defence policy to focus on Arctic security

• 📡 U.S. and Norway to develop satellite station at Andøya Airbase

• 🛢 Biden administration to ban Arctic oil drilling on half of federal reserve in Alaska

Read more: eepurl.com/iNIizM
April 24, 2024 at 1:04 AM
Sign up for the Arctic Pod Newsletter to learn why the world’s superpowers are gearing up for a cold war in the frozen frontier! eepurl.com/iHg3tA
January 6, 2024 at 4:12 AM
Did you catch the last Arctic Pod newsletter of 2023?

In this issue:
• UK Defence Committee Report Prioritizes Arctic High North over Indo-Pacific
• Canada Purchases fleets of MQ-9B SkyGuardian Drones and P-8 Poseidon Multi-Mission Aircraft
• and more! eepurl.com/iGzXao
December 30, 2023 at 11:48 PM