Mark 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
Continue ReadingMilitary personnel from several NATO countries including Germany, France, Sweden and Norway headed to Greenland on Thursday as Denmark and its allies prepared for exercises to try to assure US President Donald Trump over its security as he pushes to acquire the island. Story by Peter O’Brien.
Continue ReadingA European military mission is arriving Thursday in Greenland to help boost the Arctic island’s security following a meeting in Washington between American, Danish, and Greenlandic officials that ended with a declaration of “fundamental disagreement”. US President Donald Trump covets the autonomous territory of Denmark, which he says is essential to the security of the US.
Continue ReadingTroops from several European countries, including France, Germany, Norway and Sweden, are arriving in Greenland to help boost the Arctic island’s security after talks between representatives of Denmark, Greenland and the US on Wednesday highlighted “fundamental disagreement” between the Trump administration and European allies. Details by FRANCE 24 Brussels correspondent, Dave Keating.
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