Thousands of people began demonstrating across Denmark and Greenland on Saturday against US President Donald Trump’s threats to take over the Arctic island. The protests follow a new Trump warning on Friday that he levy tariffs on countries that oppose his plans to acquire the autonomous territory of Denmark.
Continue ReadingDenmark’s leaders are trying their hand at “soft-power diplomacy” as they host a US delegation in Copenhagen, Danish journalist Trine Villemann told FRANCE 24. Eleven US lawmakers are visiting the city on Friday to express support for Denmark and Greenland, emphasising that President Donald Trump’s designs on the Arctic island do not have the backing […]
Continue ReadingFor US President Donald Trump, mocking a country or a leader is not just a reality TV-style soundbite, it is an early warning sign of military action. Trump scorned Nicolas Maduro for “playing tough” before snatching the Venezuelan leader. Now he contemptuously talks of Denmark “adding two more dogsleds” to defend Greenland. European countries do […]
Continue ReadingMark Owen is pleased to welcome Sophie Arts, Programme Officer at the German Marshall Fund’s Geostrategy North team. In a time of heightened geopolitical crises across the globe, Greenland has emerged as a symbol of a new post WWII order and an alliance facing an existential threat. Ms. Arts speaks of a dynamic power landscape […]
Continue ReadingMark Owen is pleased to welcome Sophie Arts, Programme Officer at the German Marshall Fund’s Geostrategy North team. In a time of heightened geopolitical crises across the globe, Greenland has emerged as a symbol of a new post WWII order and an alliance facing an existential threat. Ms. Arts speaks of a dynamic power landscape […]
Continue ReadingA bipartisan US Congress delegation began a visit to Copenhagen on Friday to voice support for Denmark and Greenland after US President Donald Trump threatened to take over the Arctic island, an autonomous Danish territory. The two-day visit comes alongside a European show of support in the form of a military reconnaissance mission to Greenland. […]
Continue ReadingThe recent White House meeting between Greenlandic, Danish, and American officials highlights the island’s delicate balancing act: asserting its autonomy while remaining embedded in international strategic networks. Historical ties, modern aspirations, and the projection of global power are playing out in the Arctic, where climate, commerce, and sovereignty are tightly interwoven. Greenland stands firm in […]
Continue ReadingThe recent White House meeting between officials from Greenland, Denmark and the US highlights the island’s delicate balancing act. Historical ties, modern aspirations, and the projection of global power are playing out in the Arctic, where climate, commerce, and sovereignty are tightly interwoven. Greenland stands firm in the face of an encroaching superpower. It is […]
Continue ReadingEuropean countries – including France – have begun deploying troops to Greenland, in what Germany describes as a mission aimed at countering ‘Russian and Chinese threats’. The White House says the show of unity for the Arctic island will have ‘no impact’ on Trump’s ambitions for it. It comes a day after high-level talks in […]
Continue ReadingIn Nuuk, all eyes were on the meeting between US, Danish and Greenlander officials in the White House on January 14 to address US President Donald Trump’s desire to take over the Danish territory. Greenland’s deputy prime minister announced afterwards NATO troops would be arriving for training “in the coming days”. #greenland #trump #nato
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