Greenland

"It is about time that we ourselves take a step and shape our future, also with regard to who we will cooperate closely with, and who our trading partners will be." Greenland Prime Minister Múte Egede has declared that independence from Denmark is “necessary,” following comments by US President-elect Donald…

Greenland’s Prime Minister Múte Egede called for Greenland to seek independence from the Kingdom of Denmark, noting that it is “time to take the next step.” During a speech on Wednesday, Egede spoke about how, “like other countries in the world,” Greenland “must work to remove the obstacles to cooperation,”…

Once again, Donald Trump has stepped in it. As usual, in doing so he has offered us the chance to learn something, even if it’s a lesson most Americans would rather ignore or forget.  The “it,” in this case, is foreign policy, one of many areas where our president-elect holds…

Danish defense minister says country will spend $1.5 billion to ensire ‘stronger presence’ in Arctic...Read More

The Arctic island is not for sale, its own government and that of Denmark continue to emphasize...Read More

The president-elect referred to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as the "Governor" of Canada President-elect Donald Trump has once again repeated his desires for U.S. territorial expansion. In a message delivered on Christmas Day, Trump took aim at the Panama Canal and Greenland, while also addressing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau directly. “Merry Christmas to…

President-elect Donald Trump took aim at Canada, Greenland and the Panama Canal in a series of Christmas Day social media posts that suggested the United States could take control of all three. Writing on his Truth Social platform, Trump kicked off the lengthy posts by wishing a merry Christmas to…

Denmark is increasing defense spending in Greenland, said a Danish official Tuesday who called the announcement's timing with President-elect Trump's suggestion that the U.S. should own the territory an "irony of fate."The big picture: Danish Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen told the outlet Jyllands-Posten on Tuesday of plans to spend…

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President-elect Donald Trump has many talents, one of which is kicking over hornet nests. In one such nest-kicking exercise, he once again floated the idea of the United States buying the island of Greenland from the Kingdom of Denmark. Now, lest our Danish friends dig out their Viking war axes…