Denmark deploys conscripts to Greenland amid Trump pressure
For the first time in recent history, Danish conscripts have been deployed to Greenland, as Denmark moves to bolster its presence in the Arctic after U.S. demands to acquire ...
Forced birth control in Greenland ‘did not constitute genocide’
A campaign of forced contraception in Greenland that ran primarily in the 1960s and 1970s violated women’s human rights but did not meet the legal definition of genocide, two ...
Denmark’s Frederiksen bruised in election, coalition talks loom
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s Social Democrats were headed for their worst election outcome in over a century on Tuesday, as migration and welfare concerns obscured broad support for ...
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Danes head to the polls as Frederiksen bets Greenland standoff can carry her to third term
Danes began voting on Tuesday in an election that may hand Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen a third term thanks to her staunch line against U.S. President Donald Trump over ...
In Trump’s shadow, Greenland seeks more leverage from Danish vote
Greenlandic candidates competing for two seats in Denmark’s election next week hope to leverage the unprecedented attention brought to their island by U.S. President Donald Trump to wrangle ...
Trump could take Cyprus issue seriously if linked to Greenland
By Theo Theophanous and Takis Christodoulou
Sometimes in politics and diplomacy thinking outside the box can yield results. Cyprus happens to be host to two sovereign British bases that with ...
Denmark’s Frederiksen says she and Greenland’s Nielsen had constructive meeting with Rubio
Denmark’s prime minister said on Friday she and her Greenlandic counterpart had a constructive meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the Munich Security Conference over the ...
Macron warns of more ‘US hostility’, urges EU to use ‘Greenland moment’ to push reforms
Europe should brace for more moments of U.S. hostility, French President Emmanuel Macron has warned, and should treat what he called the “Greenland moment” as a wake‑up call ...
Nato starts military planning for Arctic mission amid Greenland dispute
Nato has started military planning for an Arctic Sentry mission, a spokesperson for the alliance’s military headquarters Shape said on Tuesday, against a backdrop of tensions between the US ...
EU lawmakers divided over resuming work on US trade deal after Greenland crisis
The European Parliament has put off until next week a decision on whether to resume work on the EU’s trade deal with the United States, which it had suspended ...
Raouna praises EU’s unity and resolve over Greenland
European Affairs Deputy Minister Marilena Raouna on Monday praised the European Union’s unity and resolve in light of United States President Donald Trump’s demands that Denmark hand over ...
Fight for Greenland papers over a very murky past
To understand the geopolitical conundrum over Greenland you need a globe of planet Earth and a summary of the judgement of the Permanent Court of International Justice in Denmark v ...
Christodoulides denies relations with US are ‘irreparably damaged’
President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday night denied that relations between the European Union and the United States have been “irreparably damaged” in light of US President Donald Trump’s ramping ...
Trump touts ‘total access’ Greenland deal as Nato asks allies to step up
President Donald Trump said on Thursday he had secured total and permanent U.S. access to Greenland in a deal with NATO, whose head said allies would have to step ...
‘Cyprus-style’ solution touted for future of Greenland
A solution resembling that of the United Kingdom’s sovereign base areas on Cyprus has been suggested as a potential way to resolve an ongoing dispute between United States President ...
Trump reversal on Greenland followed push by aides against military option, sources say
President Donald Trump’s retreat from threats of force as an option for acquiring Greenland capped weeks of policy chaos, as top aides scrambled both to accommodate the president’s ...
Trump rules out force, says Greenland deal framework reached
After weeks of rhetoric that risked the deepest rupture in transatlantic relations in decades, US President Donald Trump abruptly stepped back on Wednesday from threats to impose tariffs as leverage ...
Trump tells Davos the US will not use force to gain Greenland, calls Denmark ungrateful
US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would not take over Greenland by force, but stuck firmly to his demands for control of the Danish territory during a speech ...
A profound sense of shame over EU response to Greenland threat
I am writing this because the issues of European credibility, dignity and territorial integrity are no longer matters for behind-closed-doors diplomacy. They are matters of survival for the European project.
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Trump row over Greenland and ‘Board of Peace’ initiative delays Ukraine postwar deal
European opposition to U.S. President Donald Trump’s bid to acquire Greenland and his proposed “Board of Peace” initiative has disrupted plans for an economic support package for postwar ...
After Trump salvo, Macron says: we don’t give in to bullies
French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday said Europe would not give in to bullies or be intimidated, in a scathing criticism of U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to ...
Russia’s Lavrov says Britain should no longer be called ‘Great’ Britain
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday that Britain should no longer be called Great Britain as it was the only country in the world to officially name itself “...
Greenland: Trump vs. NATO
After the Danish and Greenland foreign ministers came out of a meeting in Washington on 14 January convinced that Donald Trump really intended to seize Greenland, things moved very fast. Except ...
Trump blasts UK as ‘weak’ over Diego Garcia, warning China and Russia are watching
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Britain’s plan to cede sovereignty of the island of Diego Garcia in the Chagos Islands to Mauritius was an “act ...