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Greenland, Trump

The U.S. has tried to buy Greenland before. Here’s how those past attempts went.

From the Reconstruction era to the Cold War, multiple administrations have tried (and failed) to acquire the Arctic island. Here’s why Greenland has always remained out of reach—and why it always mattered so much.

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History Explains Trump’s Interest in Greenland—And Why Buying It Won’t Be So Easy

In 1865, in the wake of the Civil War, the U.S. began looking to expand its influence on the world stage. This happened at precisely the moment when Russia, having just lost the Crimean War, was seeking to counterbalance British power in the Pacific. This proved to be the perfect recipe for American expansion in the Arctic.

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How Greenland feels about Trump, explained by a Greenlander

Greenland is the world’s largest non-continental island, and it takes up space rent-free in President Donald Trump’s head. Since 2019, Trump has floated the idea of the US acquiring Greenland, a sovereign Danish territory,

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EU military chief says it would make sense to put European troops in Greenland, Welt reports

The top European Union military official, Robert Brieger, said it would make sense to station troops from EU countries in ...

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Germany's Scholz warns Trump over threat to take control of Greenland

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday publicly called out US President-elect Donald Trump over his threat to seize control of Greenland, saying "the inviolability of borders applies to every ...

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Neolithic people in Denmark sacrificed ‘sun stones’ after climate cataclysm, scientists say

Sacrifices of “sun stones” occurred around the same time a volcanic eruption in 2900 BC dimmed the sun throughout Northern ...

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Trump warned by France and Germany as Greenland military threats spark alarm in Europe

France and Germany on Wednesday warned Donald Trump against threatening "sovereign borders" after he refused to rule out military action to take Greenland.

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Trump’s words on Greenland and borders ring alarms in Europe, but officials have a measured response

President-elect Donald Trump has tossed expansionist rhetoric at U.S. allies and potential adversaries with arguments that ...

Leading German chancellor candidate Merz vows more assertive global role

German opposition leader Friedrich Merz, tipped to become the next chancellor, said on Thursday he wanted to win back the ...

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The US Regime Might Finally Support Secession—But Only for Greenland

Washington may have to manufacture some reason explaining why secession is good for Greenland, but secession is awful when ...

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What Imperialist Game Is Donald Trump Playing with Greenland?

The President-elect’s brand of America First isolationism has always sat awkwardly with his Napoleonic tendencies.

South Florida Times2d

What’s behind Trump’s takeover rhetoric about Greenland, Panama Canal

President Donald Trump’s rhetoric of possibly using military force to seize Greenland has raised some eyebrows and ...

Politico Europe8d

Germany’s Baerbock hammers own government for faltering on Ukraine aid

Germany as a whole isn’t currently seen as a driving force for peace policy in Europe, and honestly that pains me,” Foreign ...

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Greenland Is Not for Sale

In the lead-up to his inauguration, President Donald Trump identified a surprising priority: Greenland. Trump wants to ...

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