TOPIC

/ location

Greenland

The latest news, analysis and opinion on Greenland. In-depth analysis, industry insights and expert opinion.

Capital

Nuuk

Head of State

King Frederik X

Head of Government

Prime Minister Múte Bourup Egede.

Donald Trump hugs and kisses the American flag as he speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference on February 24, 2024. Photo: AP

United States

My Take | A ‘toxic masculinity’ explanation of Donald Trump’s foreign policy

In his relations with other nations, the US president exhibits the same pattern of abuse of power as his alleged treatment of women.

20 Mar 2025 - 9:00PM

Science

China’s rare earth dominance could crumble in 10 years, CAS study forecasts

21 Mar 2025 - 6:39AMvideocam

Ukraine war

Trump, Putin agree on partial Ukraine ceasefire. Kyiv wants details

19 Mar 2025 - 4:00PM

Climate change

How rapid climate change in Greenland is transforming lives and livelihoods

Fishermen swap dogsleds for boats and ice melt opens a ‘sweet shop’ of minerals to exploit. Yet storms are bigger and the ground is cracking.

16 Mar 2025 - 6:15PM

Climate change is progressing faster in Greenland than anywhere else, and the melting ice and rising temperatures are changing people’s lifestyles and livelihoods. Photo: Getty Images

Tourism

‘Undiscovered and untouched’ Greenland looks to sustainable tourism

Can Greenland, with its massive icebergs, dramatic, unspoilt scenery and new airports, increase visitor numbers sustainably?

17 Mar 2025 - 7:37AM

United States

US asks Denmark for eggs as prices soar: how many can you send?

The request comes amid demands from Trump that Denmark hand over Greenland, as well as new tariffs on the EU and other countries.

15 Mar 2025 - 1:26AMvideocam

Donald Trump

Trump on Greenland annexation: ‘I think it will happen’

Greenland’s strategic location vital to global security, US president says in meeting with Nato’s Mark Rutte.

14 Mar 2025 - 2:29PMvideocam

US President Donald Trump meeting with Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office on Thursday. Photo: EPA-EFE

Nordic nations

Greenland picks party favouring slow independence in election surprise

Greenland independence was the key campaign theme in an election dominated by Donald Trump’s pledge to take control of the island.

12 Mar 2025 - 5:16PM

Donald Trump

‘We don’t want to be Americans or Danes’: Greenland PM

Greenland PM’s comment comes after Trump’s speech to the US Congress on Tuesday saying the US will get the territory ‘one way or another’.

5 Mar 2025 - 7:00PMvideocam

US-China relations

US should strengthen strategic ties to Greenland, senators hear

Senate Commerce Committee offers bilateral support for better relationship but members clash over Trump proposals to buy or seize island.

13 Feb 2025 - 7:02AMvideocam

An iceberg floats near Nuuk, the administrative centre of Greenland. On Wednesday the US Senate Commerce Committee heard testimony on why the US should strengthen its relationship with the strategic territory. Photo: Reuters

US-China relations

China in ‘axis of evil’, says US lawmaker of countries under Trump and Xi

Republican on influential House Armed Services Committee recalls 1938 as Chinese academic suggests American leader is carving up the world.

12 Feb 2025 - 7:24AMvideocam

Donald Trump chats with Xi Jinping in Beijing on November 9, 2017, during the US leader’s first presidential term. Photo: AP

US-China relations

Eyeing China, Rubio makes Central America his first trip as top US diplomat

Countering Beijing and ‘deepening economic partnerships’ to boost regional prosperity said to be on agenda in tour that starts in Panama.

1 Feb 2025 - 5:36AMvideocam

US-China relations

Will ‘unpredictable’ Trump bring chaos or calm to US-China relations?

Voices from Washington reveal deep divisions on how to deal with Beijing, with Trump 2.0 adding another layer of uncertainty, analysts warn.

31 Jan 2025 - 11:57PMvideocam

United States

Outside In | Trump’s plans have to contend with the law of unintended consequences

From trade to immigration, Trump’s agenda risks a backlash. The question is whether he sees the problem and will change tack.

31 Jan 2025 - 6:30PMvideocam

US President Donald Trump signs executive orders on January 6. Photo: AFP

European Union

EU military chief favours sending troops to Greenland as Trump eyes territory

Robert Brieger said it would ‘make perfect sense’ to put European soldiers in the autonomous territory of Denmark.

25 Jan 2025 - 12:35PMvideocam

A plane reportedly carrying Donald Trump’s son arrives in Nuuk, Greenland, on January 7. Photo: Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images

United States

Opinion | If Trump has his way with Maga, it’s back to the law of the jungle

Catering to Trump’s whims – his territorial ambitions, tariff threats and shirking of global responsibility – will only embolden him.

24 Jan 2025 - 8:30PMvideocam

US-China relations

Greenland in cold glare of superpowers as US, China and Russia make moves

Observers doubt the new US president will buy the world’s largest island but his interest underlines its strategic importance.

22 Jan 2025 - 9:52AMvideocam

Donald Trump

‘We don’t want to be Americans,’ Greenland PM says, as Trump takes office

Denmark’s foreign minister said that no country should be able to simply help themselves to another country.

22 Jan 2025 - 1:51AMvideocam

A Trump-branded plane arrives in Nuuk, Greenland, on January 7. Photo: AFP

United States

Outside In | Why Trump’s threats over Greenland and Panama Canal may be no joke

If the US wants to reassert its merits as a global hegemon, let it clarify the values of nationality that Trump’s security agenda means to protect.

17 Jan 2025 - 4:30PMvideocam

Donald Trump

Trump discusses Greenland interest in call with Denmark’s leader

Danish PM Mette Frederiksen repeated that the island is not for sale and said ‘it is up to Greenland itself to decide on independence’.

16 Jan 2025 - 7:38AMvideocam

United States

Opinion | Trump’s Greenland gambit spotlights geopolitical tussle over the Arctic

As climate change accelerates Arctic ice melt, opening up new shipping routes and resource extraction opportunities, Greenland’s geopolitical value has soared.

13 Jan 2025 - 8:30PMvideocam

Donald Trump

Trump Jnr got homeless Greenlanders to don Maga hats for free lunch: report

Trump employees recruited people on the street by promising them an expensive restaurant meal, according to a Danish radio station.

12 Jan 2025 - 4:26AMvideocam

Donald Trump

‘New sheriff in town’: Trump’s threat to gobble up Greenland tests Nato unity

The US president-elect’s rhetoric has sparked alarm in Europe, raising concerns about the future of Nato and the international order.

11 Jan 2025 - 4:05PMvideocam

Donald Trump

Video | Why Putin cares about Trump’s Greenland threats

The Kremlin said it will keep a close eye on developments after US president-elect Trump said he would acquire the world’s biggest island

10 Jan 2025 - 9:30PM

Donald Trump

Trump’s ‘America First’ agenda shifts towards imperialist rhetoric

Trump’s rhetoric, reminiscent of 19th-century colonialism, has alarmed allies and emboldened adversaries, raising concerns about the potential for conflict.

10 Jan 2025 - 1:33AMvideocam

Donald Trump

EU stays mum as Trump eyes Greenland and Musk courts far-right

Told to cease ‘lecturing and moralising’, Brussels officials ready for ‘strong transatlantic agenda’ as they ‘defend’ trade interests.

9 Jan 2025 - 3:16PMvideocam

Donald Trump

Explainer | Why Greenland? Trump eyes remote but resource-rich prize

US President-elect Donald Trump has refused to rule out the use of military force to take control of Greenland.

8 Jan 2025 - 11:50AMvideocam

US-China relations

Citing China, Trump won’t rule out military action over Panama Canal, Greenland

In extraordinary remarks, US president-elect also threatens Canada again with high tariffs as he proposes annexing it as 51st American state.

8 Jan 2025 - 10:42PMvideocam

168

Help preserve 120 years of quality journalism.

SUPPORT NOW