UK launches updated Arctic Policy Framework, with security and stability among five priorities

UK Unveils New Arctic Strategy as Russia’s Militarisation and Melting Ice Raise Global Security Fears

The United Kingdom has introduced an updated Arctic Policy Framework, outlining plans to strengthen regional security, expand scientific research and promote responsible economic development as climate change and geopolitical competition reshape the polar region. Minister for the Polar Regions Uma Kumaran MP presented the framework, stressing that developments in the Arctic have consequences far beyond […]

UK launches updated Arctic Policy Framework, with security and stability among five priorities

The UK has launched an updated Arctic Policy Framework with five priorities, saying Russia continues to militarise the region and adding £13 million for Arctic Ocean research with Norway.