Arctic News and Analysis
After reviving the ill-conceived concept of the US 'acquiring' Greenland earlier this year, the Trump administration this month that a special envoy to Nuuk would be appointed, over the objections of Greenland and Denmark. This backward strategy reflects a greater interest in Washington in creating a regional 'buffer zone' in the Western Hemisphere, threatening to further damage Arctic diplomacy.
Even before the second Trump administration began, the president-elect began to yet again raise the dead-end prospect of annexing Greenland, giving no coherent reasons and alienating the Danish Kingdom. This controversy overshadowed the March elections in Greenland, leading to a new coalition government and a largely-unified stance against American neo-imperialism.
As the 2025 Arctic Frontiers conference concluded, the question of how to define and address Arctic security threats dominated the dialogues, including in the wake of the hyper-nationalist and anti-environmentalist foreign policy promised by the incoming Trump administration.
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