US envoy sees some 'concerning signals' in Russia-China military cooperation in Arctic
The United States is watching growing cooperation between Russia and China in the Arctic closely and some of their recent ...
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What’s the world saying about Trump’s win? Here are the leaders who’ve commented
Russian President Vladimir Putin has no plans to congratulate Trump on his election victory yet, the Kremlin said on Wednesday — citing ongoing tensions with the U.S. over its military support ...
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On this day in history, October 18, 1867, United States purchases Alaska from Russia for cool $7.2 million
Alaska at the time was seen by both nations ... "The territory which [Russia] owned in America was not only valueless … but was an expense and trouble the czar would gladly be rid of," the ...
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South Korea warns it may send Ukraine weapons after North Korea sent troops to Russia
(Jeon Heon-Kyun/Pool photo/AP) SEOUL — South Korea’s president vowed on Thursday to respond to North Korea’s deployment of troops to Russia, including by potentially supplying offensive ...
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The New U.S. Arctic Strategy Is Wrong to Focus on China
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On this day in history, October 18, 1867, United States purchases Alaska from Russia for cool $7.2 million
The United States made the deal of the centuries — securing the vast Alaska territory from Russia for $7.2 million — on this day in history, Oct. 18, 1867. The transfer of 665,000 square miles ...
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Russia’s Warming Arctic Is a Climate Threat. War Has Shut Scientists Out of It.
Russia has imposed hurdles of its own on cooperation with the West. Syndonia Bret-Harte, the science director of Toolik Field Station and a University of Alaska Fairbanks professor. “It is like ...
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Alaska treaty first widely criticized in US, but Russian nationalists said to regret massive American land grab today
Alaska at the time was seen by both nations ... "The territory which [Russia] owned in America was not only valueless … but was an expense and trouble the czar would gladly be rid of," the ...
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After Trump win, major Alaska oil and mining projects should be back on the table
More opportunities for oil drilling in the Arctic refuge and other long-sought Alaska projects could be renewed under a Trump ...
The Great Game in Arctic: India to build non-nuclear icebreaker ships for Russia
The icebreakers will be designed to navigate harsh Arctic conditions, facilitating year-round navigation through the Northern ...
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US Navy apologizes for the 1882 obliteration of a Tlingit village in Alaska
The attack was one of a series of conflicts between the American military and Alaska Natives in the years after the U.S. bought the territory from Russia in ... a whaling ship owned by his ...