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Tag: Arctic Ocean

A Russian submarine launches a missile from the Barents Sea near Norway last June. Photo: Russian Defense Ministry
Posted inRussia, United States, World

World War III’s newest potential battlefield

by Michael T Klare February 10, 2020February 18, 2020

In early March, an estimated 7,500 American combat troops will travel to Norway to join thousands of soldiers from other NATO countries in a massive mock battle with imagined invading forces from Russia. In this futuristic simulated engagement – it goes by the name of Exercise Cold Response 2020 – allied forces will “conduct multinational […]

Posted inChina

Classic soda brand finds new niche

by Dave Makichuk December 9, 2019February 18, 2020
A convoy of ships follows an ice breaker on the Arctic's Northern Sea Route. Photo: iStock
Posted inBeijing, China, European Union, Iran, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

China’s advances in Arctic may pose security threat to Canada

by Emanuele Scimia December 26, 2018February 18, 2020
Vladimir Putin addresses Russia's parliament on March 1, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Maxim Shemetov
Posted inAT Finance, European Union, Northeast Asia, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, World

Radioactivity may confirm Russian nuke-powered missile crash

by Doug Tsuruoka Editor at Large March 6, 2018February 18, 2020
Photo: iStock / Getty
Posted inChina, European Union, Germany, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, World

High hopes among Scandinavian backers of ‘Ice-Silk Road’ west

by Doug Tsuruoka Editor at Large January 26, 2018February 18, 2020

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