Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, back in 1987, called for the Arctic to be a “zone of peace” — and it has been. Yet warmer temperatures are heralding ice-free summers, opening up all sorts of economic opportunities from potential oil and gas riches to new shipping routes. Military might is being cranked up, too. Decades of harmonious exceptionalism may be coming ...

The Biden administration’s decision to begin sharing US-authorised Covid-19 vaccines with the rest of the world is welcome news. Now coronavirus czar Jeff Zients, who will lead US efforts to fight the pandemic abroad, must swiftly craft a global vaccine strategy that’s as focused, ambitious and effective as the one that’s worked so well domestically. Those who ask whether the ...

Bloomberg Airline entrepreneur David Neeleman’s newest carrier will begin flying from May 27 with an initial network of 16 cities, making it the year’s second US startup looking to use discount fares to grab a piece of a much-anticipated resurgence in leisure travel. Breeze Airways started selling tickets, and the first flights will connect Charleston, South Carolina; Tampa, Florida; and ...