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What America Left Behind In Greenland

July 10, 2026 Pat Elder, Military Poisons. , , ,
President Donald Trump's July 2026 remarks criticizing Denmark's relationship with Greenland provide an unexpected backdrop for this report. Although the President did not specify what he meant by Denmark "not spending money to really help Greenland," his comments invite a broader examination of the responsibilities that accompany the American military presence and strategic interest on the world's largest island. The geopolitical tensions have been extraordinary. Following President Trump's repeated suggestions earlier this year that he might use military force to acquire Greenland, Danish military planners reportedly developed highly classified contingency plans that included destroying key Greenlandic airfields if the United States attempted an invasion, according to the BBC.

Rural America Knows How Greenland Feels

February 15, 2026 John Peace, Portside. , , ,
Recent headlines have been filled with renewed talk from the Trump administration about taking over Greenland, perhaps seizing it by force if Denmark is not willing to hand it over to the United States. Maps of the semiautonomous Danish territory light up on cable news. Analysts talk about supply chains, China, Greenland’s strategic location and its rare earth minerals and other critical resources needed for modern technology and defense. Greenland, we are told, matters. If you live in rural America, that probably sounds familiar. Because rural communities know exactly what it feels like to suddenly matter only when someone needs what is under your feet—or in your mountains.

New Poll: Washington Viewed As ‘Unreliable Ally’ By Western Partners

February 12, 2026 News Desk, The Cradle. , , , , , ,
A new poll shows that the US is losing credibility among its traditional western partners, who are beginning to view Washington as an “unreliable ally,” POLITICO reported on 12 February. Among Canadians, French, and Germans, “Far more people described the U.S. as an unreliable ally than a reliable one,” the US-based news outlet wrote, citing a poll conducted by London-based Public First. “American credibility was highest in the U.K., but only by comparison,” POLITICO added. Only 35 percent of respondents in the UK said the US was a reliable ally, while 39 percent said it was unreliable.

Canada Condemns USA, Declaring ‘New World Order’ In China

January 27, 2026 Ben Norton, Geopolitical Economy. , , , , , , , ,
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has garnered a lot of attention for a speech he delivered at the 2026 World Economic Forum in Davos, in which he condemned Donald Trump’s threats and announced that Canada will “fundamentally shift our strategic posture” and “diversify” away from the United States. These remarks came just a few days after Carney took a high-profile trip to China, to try to mend relations. He was the first Canadian leader to visit since 2017. At a meeting with China’s President Xi Jinping in Beijing, Carney said foreign relations must shift in a “new world order”.

Racist, Imperialist US Vassal Denmark Now Cries Over Greenland

January 25, 2026 Margaret Kimberley, Black Agenda Report. , , , ,
“A court in Denmark has ordered the government to compensate 18 civilians who were tortured during the Iraq war in an operation carried out by Iraqi security forces along with a Danish battalion.” Al Jazeera A popular meme that has circulated on social media since 2015 reads as follows. “‘I never thought leopards would eat MY face,’ sobs woman who voted for the Leopards Eating People's Faces Party." The joke is usually told at the expense of people expressing buyer’s remorse upon finding themselves negatively impacted by policies they once justified supporting. 

Greenland Is Not A Prize

January 23, 2026 Vijay Prashad, Tricontinental Institute for Social Research. , , ,
It is one thing to be rude to Iran or Venezuela, but it is another thing entirely to be rude to Denmark. The North Atlantic has not experienced internecine acrimony since – perhaps – Adolf Hitler turned on Poland in 1939. But to be fair to the United States, it has not coveted Denmark itself. Washington has licked its sticky fingers and placed them upon Greenland. Denmark began its colonisation of Greenland 305 years ago, in 1721. Constitutional scholars will say that the formal colonial status ended in 1953 when Greenland was incorporated into the Kingdom of Denmark and that Greenland gained a further measure of autonomy in 2009.

Trump Renews Demand To Acquire Greenland During WEF Speech

January 22, 2026 News Desk, The Cradle. , , ,
US President Donald Trump said at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, that he will not “use force” to take Greenland, but called for immediate negotiations to hand it over to Washington. “We want a piece of ice for world protection,” he said. “And they won’t give it. We’ve never asked for anything else and we could have kept that piece of land and we didn’t, so they have a choice. You can say yes, and we will be very appreciative, or you can say no, and we will remember.” He added that Washington could take Greenland by force, and it would be “unstoppable.”

Recentering Debate Over ‘Greenland’ Means Calling It Kalaallit Nunaat

January 22, 2026 Jim Naureckas, Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting. , , ,
In a rare example of treating the Inuit of Kalaallit Nunaat as real people rather than pieces in a board game, then New York Times (1/14/26) sent two reporters to the island’s capital of Nuuk to ask them what they thought. The Times‘ Jeffrey Gettleman and Maya Tekeli found next to no interest in becoming part of the United States; sources told them they were well aware of the United States’ record of mistreating its Indigenous residents, and further that they had little interest in trading Danish socialized medicine for America’s profit-based healthcare. “We’re not stupid,” the article summed up the Inuit’s message to Trump.

EU Leaders Convene Emergency Meeting Following Trump Threat

January 19, 2026 News Desk, The Cradle. , , , ,
European Council President Antonio Costa announced on 18 January that EU leaders will convene an emergency summit in Brussels later this week, following US President Donald Trump's escalation of threats over Greenland by imposing tariffs to pressure Denmark into giving up the Arctic territory. “Given the significance of recent developments and in order to further coordinate, I have decided to convene an extraordinary meeting of the European Council in the coming days,” Costa wrote in a statement. He said all 27 EU leaders would attend the summit.

Thousands Join ‘Hands Off Greenland’ Protests Amid Trump’s Threats

January 19, 2026 Al Jazeera. , , ,
Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of Denmark to show support for Greenland and reject United States President Donald Trump’s repeated threats to take control of the self-governing Danish territory. Waving the flags of Denmark and Greenland, the protesters formed a sea of red and white outside Copenhagen city hall on Saturday, chanting “Kalaallit Nunaat” – the Arctic island’s name in Greenlandic. Rallies were also organised throughout the day in the Danish cities of Aarhus, Aalborg and Odense, as well as in Greenland’s capital, Nuuk.

The Tech Billionaires Behind Trump’s Greenland Push

January 18, 2026 Lois Parshley, Portside. , , , , ,
When Trump first proposed buying the arctic nation during his first administration, it was treated like a joke. But in a phone call last week with Denmark’s prime minister, who controls the autonomous territory’s foreign policy, the president doubled down on his efforts to seize power. In the “aggressive and confrontational” conversation, Trump threatened tariffs if he didn’t get his way. In a news conference earlier this month, he also refused to rule out the use of military force. Now Denmark is taking him seriously: on Monday, it announced a $2 billion military expansion in the Arctic.

Danish FM: ‘Talks Did Little To Dissuade White House From Greenland Plan

January 16, 2026 News Desk, The Cradle. , , , ,
Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen announced on 14 January that talks with US officials at the White House did “little” to budge Washington's position on annexing Greenland. Rasmussen said the US remained fixed on acquiring the Arctic territory, despite Danish objections and warnings that such a move would violate sovereignty and Greenlanders’ right to self-determination.  “We did not manage to change the American position,” he told reporters after the meeting in Washington. Present at the talks were Rasmussen, Greenland’s Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt, US Vice President JD Vance, and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. 

Greenland’s Indigenous Inuit Hit Back At Trump

January 11, 2026 Anna Caldwell, Independent. , , ,
Indigenous people in Greenland have condemned the United States’ threat to seize the self-governing Danish territory, with many saying they want independence from both countries. Donald Trump has doubled down on his desire to take the island, telling reporters on Friday the U.S. would “do something with Greenland whether they like it or not”. The Trump administration has repeatedly refused to rule out military force, with the idea of $100,000 payments to Greenlanders who agree to join the U.S. also reportedly being considered.

Grand Illusion

January 10, 2026 Chris Hedges, Scheer Post. , , , ,
All empires, when they are dying, worship the idol of war. War will save the empire. War will resurrect past glory. War will teach an unruly world to obey. But those who bow down before the idol of war, blinded by hypermasculinity and hubris, are unaware that while idols begin by calling for the sacrifice of others, they end by demanding self-sacrifice. Ekpyrosis, the inevitable conflagration that destroys the world according to the ancient Stoics, is part of the cyclical nature of time. There is no escape. Fortuna. There is a time for individual death.

Is Greenland Next?

January 8, 2026 Peter Bach, Counter Punch. , , ,
In the recent Atlantic interview, Donald Trump reiterated that the United States “absolutely needs Greenland,” effectively renewing his push for American control or influence over the Danish territory, a stance drawing sharp criticism from Denmark and Greenland’s leaders, and which many had hoped had gone away. As Thucydides—more accustomed to the warm waters of the Mediterranean than to the icebergs of the Greenland Sea—once observed, “The strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must.” Trump, only a few days earlier, had reasserted his desire to take Greenland, stating that the United States “has to have” it for national security reasons, though it is no secret to say he also likes its potential for recoverable rare earths.
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