List of Greenland articles
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An American flag is raised on Leyet in the Philippines on Oct. 20, 1944. With Territory Comes Torment
History offers painful lessons for Trump’s expansionist desires.
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A ship plies the icy waters off Greenland. Trump’s Greenland Obsession Will Not Secure America
Countering Russia and China in the Arctic requires leveraging alliances, not fracturing them.
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U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance (center) and second lady Usha Vance pose with personnel at the U.S. military’s Pituffik Space Base in Pituffik, Greenland, on March 28. U.S. Delegation Visits Greenland Amid Trump Pressure Campaign
Vice President J.D. Vance is the highest-ranking U.S. official to ever travel to the island.
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A satellite image shows the tiny island of Nauru in the South Pacific in June 1999. The dark blue ocean surrounds it, with a few clouds drifting into frame in the upper right corner. The Islands Caught in Global Crosshairs
Geopolitical flash points, from Nauru to Greenland.
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A worker mans a furnace during the nickel-smelting process in Indonesia’s South Sulawesi province. Trump’s Chaotic Agenda Has a Critical Through Line
What do Greenland, Canada, and Ukraine have in common? Critical minerals.
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Donald Trump is seen inside a helicopter at night looking down at a cell phone Trump’s New Map
America’s first post-literate president has only geography to fall back on.
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A collage illustration shows a red measuring tape lassoing Greenland How Big Does Donald Trump Think Greenland Is?
Map projections may be key to understand a presidential obsession.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump hold a joint news conference in the East Room of the White House on Feb. 4, 2025. Will Trump Make Gaza or Greenland the 51st State?
Another wild week in Washington calls into question long-standing U.S. alliances and policies.
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An aircraft alledgedly carrying US businessman Donald Trump Jr. arrives in Nuuk, Greenland on January 7, 2025. Greenland’s Door Is Open for Trump
Europe would be happy to have the United States more involved on the island territory.
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A Daily News newspaper in a rack with the headline: Fjord to Trump: Drop Dead with the subhead: Denmark mocks Don's desire to buy Greenland. Can the United States Actually Purchase Greenland?
Trump wants it from Denmark, but it’s Greenlanders who will decide.
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Trump is shown from the side as he speaks into a microphone. The background is almost entirely dark. Trump Is Opening Pandora’s Box
The president-elect’s expansionist statements about Greenland and Canada may be a passing whimsy, but they will exact a cost.
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A black and white political cartoon shows an extra tall and lanky Uncle Sam with one foot in Alaska and one in South America as he straddles the Americas and holds a big "Monroe Doctrine" stick. Trump Will End U.S. Passivity in the Western Hemisphere
Prioritizing the Americas after decades of neglect marks a return to traditional U.S. strategy.
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In the foreground are about half a dozen small buildings close to the shore of an ocean bay. Several of the buildings are painted blue or green, but most of the paint is weather-faded from the elements. Out beyond the bay, a pale white iceberg larger than all the buildings combined floats on the water. Why Is Trump So Obsessed With Greenland?
The Arctic territory has long captured the attention of U.S. leaders.
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A warning sign depicting a polar bear stands at the side of a road outside the Longyearbyen airport on May 2, 2022, in the Svalbard Archipelago, northern Norway. NATO’s Northern Flank Has Too Many Weak Spots
Key alliance members are failing to uphold their obligations in the face of Moscow’s unflagging interest in the High North.
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A Greenlandic flag flutters on a boat sailing among icebergs floating in Disko Bay, Ilulissat, western Greenland, on June 28. How Greenland’s Mineral Wealth Made It a Geopolitical Battleground
Denmark’s semi-autonomous territory is coveted by China, the United States, and global mining companies.
