Arctic

  • Russia Fires Nuclear-Capable Missile from North Pole

    August 25: Early on Saturday morning the peace and tranquility of the Arctic, hundreds of miles from the nearest signs of human activity, was shattered. A Russian submarine punched through […]

  • 15th Arctic Shipping Summit

    ACI’s Arctic Shipping Summit will be located in Hamburg, Germany for its 15th edition in the series and will take on a new look for December 2019. ACI are bringing […]

  • Update On White Sea Accident That’s Causing Partial Closure of Dvina Bay

    August 12: Further information has become available on the previously reported accident that led to the partial closure of Dvina Bay in the White Sea: The failed missile test that […]

  • Arctic Patrol Summit 2019 – October 28-30 in Washington DC

    As the Arctic operating domain attracts increasing attention from both partner nations and near-peer competitors, U.S. security and economic interests will intertwine with the Arctic area of responsibility even more […]

  • Dvina Bay in White Sea Partially Closed To Shipping Through Sept 10 Following Fatal Military Accident

    August 08: Russian authorities report that a rocket engine exploded at a military testing ground near the village of Nyonoksa in the northwestern Arkhangelsk region. In the immediate aftermath of […]

  • Russia Attempts to Seize More Control of Northern Sea Route in Arctic

    According to Russian media, Russia is putting the Northern Sea Route “under its protection”. The government has hammered out rules for the passage of foreign warships through national legislation. US representatives […]

  • Russia’s floating power station

    Greenpeace deeply unimpressed. Russia’s ‘Nuclear Titanic’ Heads West, Raising Fears of ‘Chernobyl on Ice’ Damien Sharkov Russia’s so-called “nuclear Titanic” is moving toward western Europe for a controversial maiden voyage that […]

  • Russia Building ‘Arc Of Steel’

    Improving Russian naval power is aimed at challenging NATO, top admiral says. US: Russia Building ‘Arc Of Steel’ From Arctic To Med By Christoper P. Cavas WASHINGTON — A resurgent […]

  • Heads of Navies meet for SEA SENSE 2015

    NATO gathering in London to discuss security issues. Heads of Navies meet for SEA SENSE 2015 Global Maritime Security Conference Today more than 160 NATO and partner nation military and […]

  • The Cooperative Strategy

    An analysis of US strategy from a German perspective. The Cooperative Strategy (CS-21/CS21-R): A View From Germany By Dr Sebastian Bruns In mid-March 2015, the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Marine Corps, […]