The State Department rejected the notion of Russia reclaiming Alaska centuries after the 1867 purchase amid reports Russian President Vladimir Putin was eyeing former "real estate." ...

Discover why Russia colonized Alaska in the 18th century. Explore the economic, strategic, and geopolitical motivations behind Russia’s expansion into North America and the lasting impact on the ...

Fighting it out over the Arctic, with the vast resources of the Arctic, is going to be the new great game of the twenty-first ...

The State Department on Monday brushed off reports of Russian President Vladimir Putin ordering his government to look into the nation’s former “real estate” abroad, saying Alaska would be ...

Russia’s defeat in Alaska would be as humiliating as its attack on Ukraine, occurring in only a fraction the time. Alaska, at 655,000 square miles, is nearly three times as large as Ukraine.

Sitka, Alaska, is where the state first officially became part of the US in an October 1867 treaty. Alamy Stock Photo At the height of summer, thousands of cruise ship passengers descend every ...

Dan Sullivan, Alaska’s junior Republican U.S. senator, said that while there may be little threat of a Russian invasion of Alaska, there is concern about Russia’s military buildup in the region.

Steven Pearlstein's column in the Nov. 23 Business section incorrectly described one of two proposed bridges in Alaska, originally funded by Congress as part of the transportation bill, that have ...

While Alaskan support for joining Russia is far from widespread, WhiteHouse.Gov petitions titled "Alaska Back to Russia" gained tens of thousands of signatures in 2014 and 2015.

Three of Alaska’s Russian Orthodox churches have been designated National Historic Landmarks, and 36 are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Russian flights into Alaska’s ADIZ are not uncommon. In May, Russia flew four aircraft into Alaska’s ADIZ, which NORAD said at the time “occurs regularly.” Video Ad Feedback.