WASHINGTON, July 6 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R41153) on July 2, 2025, entitled "Changes in the Arctic: Background and Issues for Congress." The report is written by naval affairs specialists Ronald O'Rourke, transportation policy specialist John Frittelli, environmental policy specialist Jonathan L. Ramseur, energy policy analysts Emma Kaboli and Lexie Ryan, and natural resources policy specialists Anthony R. Marshak, Laura B. Comay, Marie more PR

WASHINGTON, July 6 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R41153) on July 2, 2025, entitled "Changes in the Arctic - Background and Issues for Congress:" (Continued from Part 2 of 8) * * * U.S. Interest in Greenland President Trump on multiple occasions has expressed an interest in having the United States annex Greenland. (As noted earlier, Greenland is a self-governing part of the Kingdom of Denmark.)/98 For example, in his address to a joint sessi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 6 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R41153) on July 2, 2025, entitled "Changes in the Arctic - Background and Issues for Congress:" (Continued from Part 3 of 8) * * * NATO and European Union NATO As mentioned earlier, the A7 states are all members of NATO, and the expansion of NATO to include Finland and Sweden following the start of the Russia-Ukraine war has increased the Arctic as an area of focus for NATO. During the Cold  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 6 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R41153) on July 2, 2025, entitled "Changes in the Arctic - Background and Issues for Congress:" (Continued from Part 4 of 8) * * * Russia-China Cooperation Russia-China cooperation in the Arctic can both reflect and contribute to Russia and China's strategic partnership. A February 4, 2022, joint statement by Russia and China about their strategic partnership stated that the two countries "agr more PR