Al Jazeera on MSN1d
Mapping Greenland’s resources, population centres and US military base
Greenland covers an area about three times the size of Texas and is home to 56,000 people, mostly Greenlandic Inuits.
With Trump and independence on their minds, Greenlanders vote in parliamentary elections
The polls have opened in Greenland for early parliamentary elections Tuesday as President Donald Trump seeks control of the ...
What makes Greenland a strategic prize at a time of rising tensions? And why now?
Increasing international tensions, global warming and the changing world economy have put Greenland at the heart of the ...
Greenland's election winners push back against Trump's wish to take control of the island
A party that favors a gradual path to Greenland’s independence from Denmark has won a surprise victory in parliamentary ...
Alaska Public Media2d
U.S. military, Sullivan share interest in reopening Adak naval base
The word came during a Feb. 13 Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, after Sen. Dan Sullivan pressed federal officials to ...
KYUK4d
U.S. military officials show interest in reopening western Aleutian naval base
Officials with the U.S. Northern Command and the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) told state and federal ...
Shephard Media6d
Why USNORTHCOM would struggle to defeat China in the Arctic
Growing Chinese interest in the Arctic has been shedding light on the need to improve the US capabilities in the region. The ...
Anadolu Ajansi2d
EXPLAINER - Greenland elections: What to know about Arctic island’s crucial vote
Coveted for its strategic value in security and trade, Greenland straddles the Arctic Circle ... also hosts a US military base — PituffikSpace Base, formerly Thule Air Base — on its ...
Global South World on MSN23h
Why Greenland is important to the US and Russia
Though an autonomous territory of Denmark, its strategic location and natural resources have made it central to geopolitical ...