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.
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.
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Russia eyes Greenland: Kremlin's new geopolitical ambitionGeopolitical tensions surrounding Greenland are escalating, with Russia seeking to insert itself into the American-Danish ...
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 ...
Russia warned President Trump on Tuesday against seizing the Panama Canal, after he reiterated his intent to take control of ...
Finland's foreign minister Elina Valtonen says Greenland is protected by Article 5 of NATO. Any attempt to militarily take over the autonomous Danish territory - as hinted at by US President Trump - ...
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