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 1 of 8) * * * Arctic Council The Arctic Council, created in 1996, is the leading international forum for addressing issues relating to the Arctic. Its founding document is the Ottawa Declaration of September 19, 1996, a joint declaration (not a treaty) signed by representatives  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

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 5 of 8) * * * Commercial Sea Transportation/273 Background The search for a shorter route from the Atlantic to Asia has been the quest of maritime powers since the Middle Ages. The diminishment of Arctic ice raises the possibility of saving several thousands of miles and severa 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 6 of 8) * * * Onshore Energy and Mineral Development Alaska generally, including some areas within the Arctic region, is known to contain economically viable onshore deposits of oil, gas, and minerals. A warming Arctic means new opportunities and challenges for energy and minera more PR