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Greenland is taking the Canadian Rangers as an example of how the semi-autonomous Arctic island could increase its military activities, with civilians actively involved. Greenland’s Foreign Minister, Vivian Motzfeldt, confirmed recently that the Canadian Rangers model — basically civilians on […]
The Danish troops that were scrambled and were flown to Greenland in January were preparing to defend the island against invading US forces. Radio Denmark reported this last month, based on information of multiple sources. After US president Trump repeatedly […]
The Danish Air Force is looking for about 100 new recruits of different ranks to form the human part of a new air force squadron. Eskadrille 729 will be based at Aalborg Airbase, but its tasks will span way into […]
The defence alliance NATO has launched Operation Arctic Sentry on 11 February. Officially meant to “leverage NATO’s strength to protect the alliance’s territory in the Arctic and High North”, it is meant not only to discourage Russia and China of […]
As a reaction to Trump’s frequent political threats to take Greenland, several NATO countries sent a reconnaissance mission to the semi-autonomous Arctic island part of the Kingdom of Denmark. 15 soldiers from France, 13 from Germany, one from the Netherlands […]
“President Trump says that the USA will take Greenland. Let me be very clear: the USA will not do that. We belong to nobody. We decide over our own future.” Greenland’s new Government Leader Jens-Frederik Nielsen waves Trump off, again, […]
“Enough is enough!” With this key message, hundreds of Greenlanders protested against the US president Trump’s ambitions to take Greenland as US territory on Saturday 15 March 2025. The biggest protest took place in the capital of Nuuk, and is […]
UPDATED 11 FEBRUARY 2025 | The semi-autonomous parliament of Greenland is expected to quickly block foreign money to political parties, during a meeting on 4 February. The sudden law change, proposed by the current government of the island nation, is […]
A striking majority of the Greenlanders would vote “no” to new American president Donald Trump’s power play to make Greenland the next state of the United States. According to a poll done on behalf of the Danish newspaper Berlingske and […]
Greenland will not be a part of the United States of America. With clear statements by all political parties of the Arctic island semi-independence state, Greenland clearly says “no” to the wish of US president-elect Donald Trump to annex Greenland […]
For the first time ever, Greenland’s capital of Nuuk is reachable by normal long-distance passenger flights since 28 November 2024. On this day, the renewed longer runway was opened, making take-offs and landings possible with aircraft types like the Boeing […]
The ice sheet of Greenland lost about 80 gigatons of ice from Summer 2023 to Summer 2024, scientists of the National Geological Research of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS) announced in a press release on 9 September. The melting of the […]