Trump’s Greenland envoy Jeff Landry faces uphill battle on mission to make ‘friends’

“It’s only four months ago that we felt very threatened by the US, so the timing is not appropriate,” says Greenlandic businesswoman and former politician, Maliina Abelsen, who thinks Landry…

7 ways Europe could hurt the U.S. if Trump doesn’t back down over Greenland

President Trump told those gathered at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos that he would not use force to take Greenland, and the world breathed a sigh of relief.…

Trump ties Greenland demands to Nobel Prize in message to Norway leader

REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque US President Donald Trump has said he no longer feels obliged to think only of peace after he was not awarded the Nobel Peace Prize last year. In…

‘Europe won’t be blackmailed,’ Danish PM says in wake of Trump Greenland threats

Reuters Mette Frederiksen and other European allies are standing in solidarity with Greenland, despite Trump’s threat of tariffs Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen says “Europe won’t be blackmailed”, as she…

The weak business case for Trump acquiring Greenland: a $1 trillion price tag withfew returns

President Donald Trump’s dogged determination to annex the icy island of Greenland relies on the idea that doing so would give the U.S. an untapped treasure trove of natural resources…

Trump can already expand Greenland military presence thanks to little-known Cold War-era agreement

President Donald Trump’s yearslong threats to take over Greenland have crescendoed this week. On Wednesday, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump is considering a range of options in…

Trump aide Stephen Miller says no-one would fight US over Greenland

‘We need Greenland from the standpoint of national security,’ Trump says One of Donald Trump’s most influential aides has said Greenland should become part of the US in order to…

Denmark and Greenland show united front against US ‘annexation’ threats

Denmark will not give up Greenland to the US, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has said during an official visit to the Arctic Island. Responding to repeated threats from Donald…

I’m a mining industry CEO. Let’s talk about Trump and Greenland

With more than 35 years of experience working in sectors focused on extracting valuable materials from the ground, I have always been on the lookout for the next big thing.…