Recent years have seen a flurry of geopolitical activities. Read more at straitstimes.com.

A week-long, polar vortex-related Arctic outbreak rivaling any seen so far this winter is slated to bring frigid conditions ...

China is an “important stakeholder in Arctic affairs,” said Beijing on Thursday amid US President Donald Trump's claims to ...

The Arctic is warming four times faster than the ... All three could shorten trips between Asia, North America and Europe, which account for most shipping, saving on fuel and wages.

The Arctic is one of the biggest victims of climate ... potentially shaving weeks off voyages between Asia and Europe compared to the traditional journey via the Suez Canal. There are three ...

The Arctic, rich in untapped energy reserves and offering shorter global shipping routes, is becoming a key theater of great ...

The Arctic is one of the coldest and least populated regions on Earth, much of it covered by ice. But in recent years it has become one of the most important sites of geopolitical tensions — and ...

Mads Petersen, owner of Greenland-based startup Arctic Unmanned, sat in a car to keep warm while he tested a small drone at minus 43 degrees Celsius (minus 45 degrees Fahrenheit). Read more at ...