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Russia wants to send more military soldiers to the Arctic region: Should they or shouldn’t they?

Jun
16

After intense political discussions, the five arctic countries including Canada agreed to lessen the amount of public speaking over their rival defensive claims in the polar region, a high-ranking Russian defense official has announced plans to strengthen his nation’s military presence in the far north. When two weeks ago they agreed to calm things down a bit, but now everything seems to be going the other way. When it comes to politics and the military it seems that things never go the way as planned. After a while, it gets frustrating when you see how your country and the countries around you are being affected by decisions that you have minimum control over.

A Lt.-General named Adimir Shamanov, who is head of the Russian military’s combat training, told the news media that his country was preparing to “increase their military operations and one of the operations which would be the Northern Fleet’s submarines” and this means that they have to increase and intensify the military activity of Russia‘s armed forces in the Arctic. Is this necessary?

Greenland and Denmark come to an agreement on Arctic oil profits

Jun
14

Copenhagen(Bloomberg News)- Denmark and Greenland agreed to divide future oil proceeds from the Arctic Island, which may hold reserves equivalent to those of the North Sea. Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Denmark’s prime minister, and Hans Enoksen, the premier of Greenland, which is a semi-autonomous Danish territory, Friday signed an oil income agreement that also included steps toward increased independence for Greenland.

Arctic ice melts quicker than expected

Jun
13

Wildlife would have to adopt to new landscape

Arctic Ocean sea ice(Science Monitor) – one of the most visible indicators for global warming – may be headed for another record-breaking summer decline. more »

Russia to increase Navy presence around the globe

Jun
12

Russian navy

MOSCOW (RIA Novosti) – Russia’s Defense Ministry is planning to expand the presence of the Russian Navy in the world’s oceans and extend the operational radius of submarines deployed with the Northern Fleet, a high-ranking military official said on Tuesday. more »

Enjoy the Arctic while you can, you have until 2030

Jun
11

Melting icebergs will eventually go away

WASHINGTON(The Times of India reports): Some scientists believe that without action to stave off climate change, all of the year-round ice in the Arctic could be gone by as early as 2030, thanks to resulting rise in sea levels around the world. more »

Groups to sue over oil impacts to polar bears

Jun
10

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) – Two environmental groups filed notice on Monday that they plan to sue the federal government for not imposing new regulations on oil development in Alaska’s Arctic waters as part of offering protective status to polar bears. more »

Russia and Norway meet in Moscow to Discuss Border Issues

Jun
10

Russia and Norway Attempt to Cool Off Tensions

Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre (BarentsObserver.com) says that the Norwegian Coast Guard’s inspections in the waters around Spitsbergen are “legitimate, unbiased and just”.

In a meeting with journalists in Kirkenes, Norway, today, he also reiterated the official Norwegian position on the area, arguing that international law gives Norway the full sovereignty over the waters. Russia and a number of other countries however continue to dispute the Norwegian view. more »

‘Race for the North Pole is cancelled’

Jun
9

By Randy Boswell, Canwest News Service

ILULISATT, Greenland – Ministers from the five Arctic coast nations – including Canada – declared at a landmark conference here this week that “the race for the North Pole is cancelled,” and that science and international law will now peacefully determine who owns which parts of the vast, oil-rich polar seabed.

But the race, in fact, has only been transformed into a long, slow, three-way mud-wrestling match – a five-year struggle between Canada, Russia and more »

Russian Strategic Bombers Take Off to Patrol the Arctic