The US president Donald Trump's has stated that the US has a new objective and that is to surpass Russia in the number of icebreakers it has in service. Now that is going to be one enomous task as Russia is the global leader in this field, with the US's fleet comprising only two very old vessels bo...
By Rhod Mackenzie
By 2030, the most powerful nuclear icebreaker, "Russia", is scheduled for completion. This will make the Russian Northern Sea Route a year-round and commercially profitable route. This will give our country another advantage in the battle for influence in the Arctic, which is jus...
By Pavel Devyatkin
Is there really a Russian-Chinese partnership in the Arctic? What is China’s role in the Arctic and how far does it go beyond climate change and environmental protection? These are some of the most hotly debated questions in Arctic security studies and they were at the top of my...