In Alaska, we must also be vigilant to another brewing geopolitical hotspot, the melting Arctic. Arctic competition is ...

Discover why Russia colonized Alaska in the 18th century. Explore the economic, strategic, and geopolitical motivations ...

Alaska Airlines Russia flights were a bold post-Cold War experiment connecting Alaska with Siberia in the 1990s.

U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, said the U.S. military also deployed a guided missile destroyer and a Coast Guard vessel to the western region of Alaska as Russia and China began the "Ocean-24 ...

Satellite imagery, provided to Newsweek by Planet Labs, shows three aircraft on the main apron at the Anadyr airbase in Russia's Chukotka region close to Alaska on May 26, 2025.

A federal appeals court panel refused to vacate the approval of the massive Willow oil project on Alaska’s petroleum-rich North Slope though it found flaws in how the approval was reached.

China, Russia send 11 military vessels near Alaska, U.S. responds with 4 Navy destroyers 01:32. Russian warplanes were detected flying off the coast of Alaska and tracked by the U.S. military, the ...

The largest state in the union, Alaska boasts a wealth of natural resources, rich in oil, fish, minerals, and beautiful scenery. When The United States bought Alaska from Russia in 1867, though ...

For $7.2 million in gold (which would be about $160 million in today’s dollars), the U.S. would take Alaska off Russia’s hands. But Seward still needed to overcome congressional opposition, ...

China and Russia both acknowledged what they called a joint patrol over the Bering Sea, which divides Russia and Alaska. Their growing military relationship has triggered concerns both among NATO ...

The North American Aerospace Defense command intercepted Russian military aircraft flying near Alaska four times over the last week in what appears to be an uptick in activity amid tensions ...

And with Russia’s own finances slowly imploding, czarist officials began casting about for someone to take Alaska off their hands. But there were only so many options. Selling to the British, which ...