Thule Air Base: something American in the state of Denmark (Photo: Heiner Kubny) If there is one theme that runs through Denmark’s annual threat assessment, it is the increasingly tense relations amongst the United States, China and Russia. Directly or indirectly, the...
On the scientific side, several research station and two Polar research vessel (here: Xue Long) underline China’s ambitions as a Arctic power. However, the plans of the Chinese government go far beyond research and science as outlined in the White Paper...
China has big plans and wants to expand lunar exploration in the coming years. (Photo: CNSA) China has completed feasibility studies for the fourth phase of its lunar exploration program and is expected to establish an international research station at the...
The 28-page document published lays out the U.S. Navy’s priorities in the Arctic in the coming years. These include increased involvement in safety controls of sea routes, cooperation with partners and an expansion of the military infrastructure. Image: US Navy...
Just opposite the main town of Longyearbyen lies the Austre Adventfjord. This area had been bought by the Norwegian state in 2017 so that the owner would not sell it to foreign nations. But the state failed to secure resource extraction rights as well. Picture:...
