Commentary: The weakening Arctic consensus is worrying

In view of Donald Trump's unpredictability and Russian and Chinese ambitions, Canadian intelligence researchers and agents agree that Canada, where federal elections will be held on April 28, must strengthen its strategy in the Arctic without losing control of much of its territory.

Commentary: The weakening Arctic consensus is worrying

Amid rising diplomatic tensions, temperatures could heat up faster in the region without careful statecraft, says the Financial Times' Martin Sandbu.

A response to China-Russia Arctic dominance could bolster US-Canada ties - Washington Examiner

Russian state-owned nuclear energy corporation Rosatom and Chinese shipping company Hainan Yangpu NewNew Shipping announced in 2024 that they would cooperate on operating an all-year-round container shipping route through the Arctic. Since then, shipping interruptions at flashpoints from the Panama Canal to the Red Sea have thrown the global economy into turmoil. Worse, increasing military and technological collaboration between Beijing and Mosc…

Arctic and the Illusion of High-North-Low Tension

The Arctic region also holds a vast amount of untapped resources that range from reserves of oil, natural gas and minerals, which makes it an area for exploration for emerging economies like India and China for their energy security needs. China has based its Arctic Policy on four goals: to understand, protect, develop and participate in the governance of the Arctic, and four basic principles that become the foundation for its course of action i…

A response to China-Russia Arctic dominance could bolster US-Canada ties

Russian state-owned nuclear energy corporation Rosatom and Chinese shipping company Hainan Yangpu NewNew Shipping announced in 2024 that they would cooperate on operating an all-year-round container shipping route through the Arctic. Since then, shipping interruptions at flashpoints from the Panama Canal to the Red Sea have thrown the global economy into turmoil. Worse, increasing military and technological collaboration... The post A response t…