Donald Trump has his eyes on Greenland for various strategic reasons including energy, trade, and national security. The country’s PM has had enough.
In a city of around 19.000 and with hospitality services close to full capacity, the bar for over-tourism is low.
Denmark reasserted its control of Greenland in a massive military investment amid President Donald Trump insisting he’s serious about taking
In a groundbreaking move that echoes Jamie Dimon’s 2024 Davos predictions about tokenization revolutionizing real estate markets, Lympid, the rapidly growing RWA tokenization platform, is announcing the successful acquisition and upcoming tokenization of its first property in Greenland.
While President-elect Donald Trump has been making confounding statements about the United States acquiring Greenland by diplomacy, money or force, the world’s largest island (ahem, an autonomous territory of our NATO ally Denmark) has already been rising as an off-the-path tourist destination.
Trump’s push to acquire Greenland sparks geopolitical tensions, challenging Denmark and reshaping Arctic power dynamics amid resource and sovereignty battles.
NUUK, GREENLAND — I clearly recall the factoid from high school geography, that Iceland was purposefully deceptively named and is actually quite green, and that Greenland is largely a huge slab of ice. Though not quite as icy as it used to be. But more on less ice later.
What drives the United States’ bold geopolitical ambitions toward Greenland and Canada? It boils down to economic and national security.
The anticipated tourism growth comes amid heightened global attention on Greenland, fueled by U.S. President Donald Trump’s renewed interest in acquiring the island—an autonomous territory of Denmark—since his reelection in November. Trump has suggested he may use economic or military influence to persuade Denmark to relinquish control.
At the end of the interview, Qarsoq Høegh-Dam, a top official with the Naleraq party and an adviser to Olsen, popped in to say hello. Høegh-Dam is a gregarious politico, of a familiar sort you often find in insular government towns. He said he was trying to organize a “watch party” for Trump’s inauguration.
President Donald Trump started his second term with his sights set on Greenland. 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,
It has been nearly 80 years since the United States expanded its territory, and there are increasing signs that President Donald Trump intends to change that. After what seemed in his first term like a lark about claiming Greenland, Trump has doubled down on that and other expansionist ideas.