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Russia’s $300 billion Arctic Silk Road to control global trade

Russia is investing $300 billion to turn the Arctic into a new global trade corridor, potentially reshaping the future of international shipping. This documentary takes you inside the ambitious plan ...
CNN

The great race for the Arctic: Why Russia, China and the US all have it in their sights

The debate around the Arctic is becoming hotter than ever as US President Donald Trump continues to insist on Greenland becoming part of the United States. But while Trump’s demands that the US take ...
Bloomberg L.P.

High in the Arctic, Norway’s Uneasy Ties With Russia Are Fraying

On a wind-blasted plateau high above the most northerly town on Earth, arrays of white spherical domes stand like sentinels in the Arctic snow. Hidden from casual observers below in Longyearbyen, the ...
Crude Oil Prices

China Defies Sanctions With Sixth Russian Arctic LNG Cargo

China has received a sixth LNG cargo from Russia’s heavily sanctioned Arctic export project in a sign that the Chinese-Russian trade from Arctic LNG 2 has been flourishing in recent weeks despite U.S.
NPR

Where is the threat from Russia and China in the Arctic?

As Trump points to Russia and China near Greenland, experts say the biggest Russian and Chinese activity is elsewhere in the Arctic. President Trump has repeatedly said that acquiring Greenland was ...
Crude Oil Prices

Russia’s Arctic LNG Defies Sanctions as China Keeps the Gas Flowing

Russia and China seem unfazed by the U.S. and European sanctions on Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 project as deliveries continue into the new year. The Chinese Beihai LNG terminal has welcomed the first cargo ...