Geography Archives: Greenland

Nuuk states that the landing of the drilling equipment was never authorized, even as the energy company plans to begin drilling in October.

The self-appointed U.S. emperor’s ambitions go well beyond Gaza, as evidenced in his attack on Venezuela and ongoing attempt to take over its riches and his advanced plans to occupy Greenland.

The U.S. has set its sights on Greenland due to its mineral wealth and strategic location. But its people–the Kalaallit–are an afterthought in Washington’s machinations.

The gangster state stands poised for another naked breach of international law.

“Our country is not something that can be annexed or taken over simply because someone wishes to do so,” said Greenland Premier Orla Joelsen.

Intelligence agencies have been identifying individuals who align with U.S. strategic interests.

If they don’t clearly condemn the U.S. treatment of Greenland, the situation will escalate every day, President Egede warned.

As climate change makes vast mineral deposits accessible, the island’s 56,000 residents face unprecedented pressure from Trump’s territorial ambitions while struggling to maintain their traditional way of life, writes JOHN GREEN.

As Donald Trump takes office, he has revived one of his most audacious ideas: acquiring Greenland.

In the past few weeks, we’ve seen a buzz in the corporate media about President-elect Donald Trump’s inflammatory rhetoric on annexation.

Chris Bambery looks at the reasons for the new president’s threat to buy Greenland and finds there is military logic in the madness, and behind it the growing rivalry with China.

Indigenous nations fight for sovereignty in the Arctic regions of North America and Europe. Connecting their struggle to Palestine, they are resisting NATO militarization — as the US Army pledges to “regain Arctic dominance”.

A new study finds Greenland’s ice sheet thinning much further into the ice sheet core than previously thought, 100 miles inland. (Source: S. Khan, et al, Extensive Inland Thinning and Speed-Up of North-East Greenland Stream, Nature, November 9, 2022)