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![Russia’s Northern Sea Route Faces Setbacks, Low Interest Russia’s Northern Sea Route Faces Setbacks, Low Interest](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap-19247240888666.jpg)
Russia’s Northern Sea Route Faces Setbacks, Low Interest
By Steven Stashwick
Despite warming Arctic, competition among great powers remains cool.
![China Launches First Domestically Built Polar Icebreaker China Launches First Domestically Built Polar Icebreaker](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-01-07_16-04-45.jpg)
China Launches First Domestically Built Polar Icebreaker
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The Xuelong 2 launched on September 10 and is expected to be deployed next year.
![Will Russia Arm Its Icebreaker Fleet With Supersonic Cruise Missiles? Will Russia Arm Its Icebreaker Fleet With Supersonic Cruise Missiles?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-m02017042000002.jpg)
Will Russia Arm Its Icebreaker Fleet With Supersonic Cruise Missiles?
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The head of the U.S. Coast Guard claims that Russia’s new class of icebreakers will be fully-fledged warships.
![$20 Million Contract: US Coast Guard Moves Forward With Icebreaker Acquisition $20 Million Contract: US Coast Guard Moves Forward With Icebreaker Acquisition](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-02-24_15-49-18.jpg)
$20 Million Contract: US Coast Guard Moves Forward With Icebreaker Acquisition
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The service awarded multiple contracts for heavy polar icebreaker industry studies this week.
![China Begins Construction of Polar Icebreaker China Begins Construction of Polar Icebreaker](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-12-21_16-58-20.jpg)
China Begins Construction of Polar Icebreaker
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The new vessel is expected to be commissioned in 2019.
![Will the US Coast Guard Close the ‘Icebreaker Gap’? Will the US Coast Guard Close the ‘Icebreaker Gap’?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-01-14_11-20-38.jpg)
Will the US Coast Guard Close the ‘Icebreaker Gap’?
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The U.S. Coast Guard’s initiative to build additional icebreakers is gaining momentum.
![Russia and China in the Arctic: Is the US Facing an Icebreaker Gap? Russia and China in the Arctic: Is the US Facing an Icebreaker Gap?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-09-07_14-42-19.jpg)
Russia and China in the Arctic: Is the US Facing an Icebreaker Gap?
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Among other things, Russia will introduce the design for a new super-nuclear icebreaker by the end of 2015.
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