Greenland, Donald Trump and Danish

From the Reconstruction era to the Cold War, multiple administrations have tried (and failed) to acquire the Arctic island.
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 ...
As a new Donald Trump presidency begins in the United States, Copenhagen and more specifically Greenland have been making ...
One European diplomat told Axios that Denmark was widely seen as America’s closest ally in the European Union, and that no ...
Denmark’s defense minister wants to raise the Nordic country’s total military spending to more than 500 billion kroner ($70 billion) through 2033 as it seeks to ramp up investment in security in the ...
President Trump said that Denmark will “come along” on the potential sale of Greenland and emphasized the U.S. and others ...
"Trump might forget about Greenland. But also, he might not. Nobody knows. He operates on whims," @anneapplebaum writes.
Beyond its geostrategic importance, Greenland is rich in energy and mineral wealth, making it an attractive proposition for the new administration.