Russia’s Arctic militarization behind Trump’s focus on Greenland
U.S. President Donald Trump this week repeated his assertion that American control of Greenland is vital for “international security.” As Henry Ridgwell reports, Denmark, which owns the island, has admitted failing to invest in its security,
From the Reconstruction era to the Cold War, multiple administrations have tried (and failed) to acquire the Arctic island.
Greenland is protected by NATO’s Article 5 which invokes mutual defence in the case of any armed attack or invasion, the Finnish foreign minister has said. According to Elina Valtonen, Article 5 is ...
In 1865, in the wake of the Civil War, the U.S. began looking to expand its influence on the world stage. This happened at precisely the moment when Russia, having just lost the Crimean War, was ...
Trump said in a press conference this week that he would not rule out using military force to seize Greenland.
One European diplomat told Axios that Denmark was widely seen as America’s closest ally in the European Union, and that no ...
Russia once floated the idea of the U.S. acquiring Greenland in a forged fundraising letter sent to Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton ...
On the day he took office, President DONALD TRUMP insisted that U.S. control of Greenland was necessary for American security. But short of buying — or seizing — the island outright, Trump already has ...
The BBC investigates possible scenarios for the huge Arctic territory's future as the US president-elect talks about taking ...
A foul-mouthed Danish politician had a profane message for President Donald J. Trump, insisting that Greenland isn't for sale.
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