Greenland, Trump and Arctic
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They’re a lot better than dog sleds. The best new way to protect Greenland and answer President Trump’s demand for security improvements is using unmanned, winterized drones — heralded as a new leap forward to safeguard the vital territory and head off intrusions by Russia or China.
Since Russia full-scale invasion of Ukraine almost four years ago, Europe's attention has been firmly fixed on NATO's eastern flank. But could the Arctic become the next area requiring defence and does Bundeswehr have the capacity to take on that role?
As the Earth warms, new shipping routes from one side of the globe to the other are opening around Greenland, making the vast island a strategic priority for superpowers.
Seven thousand years ago, a major section of Greenland’s ice sheet disappeared entirely. New research confirms it will happen again this century.
Beijing to focus on maintaining its 'constructive relationship with US' and does not need to 'disrupt that over Greenland', say experts
During a speech Wednesday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, President Trump said that he would not use force to take Greenland, an island the State Department says the United States needs to control to counter threats in the surrounding Arctic sea by Russia and China.
Troops from several European countries, including France, Germany, Norway and Sweden, are arriving in Greenland after talks between Denmark, Greenland and the U.S. on Wednesday highlighted disagreement.
BRUSSELS, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Denmark and Greenland have discussed the possibility of having a NATO mission in Greenland and the Arctic, Danish Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said on Monday. He spoke as U.
Denmark placed forces in Greenland on high alert amid US Greenland deal concerns, with Arctic Endurance operation involving NATO allies and live ammunition readiness.