US Bullying in Kalaallit Nunaat
United States vice president JD Vance traveled to Kalaallit Nunaat (colonial designation: Greenland) to join his wife. He issued a statement that speaks much to the imperialist mindset of the…
Greenland
Why Donald Trump’s Obsession with Greenland Is All About China
In early January, Donald Trump Jr.’s private plane landed on a snowy airfield in Greenland. There was little fanfare upon his arrival, but his 14 million social-media fans were certainly…
Greenland Redux: Trump and America’s Continuing Obsession
History shows that empires acquire territories in various ways. Dynasties link arms through marriage, as the Habsburgs were famous for doing. Territories are pinched by means of arms or stolen…
Greenland – For Protection or for Sale?
At a time when environmentalists are rightly very concerned about the protection of the highly sensitive ecology of Greenland, the headlines are instead filled with talk regarding the ‘sale’ of…
Greenland is Worse Than Ever, Much Worse
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…
Greenland – Towards A Protective Future
At a time when headlines were focused more on the heat wave in Europe, an event of great importance which should have received more attention was the melting of as…
Temperature In Greenland Causes Unusual Extensive Melting Of Ice Sheet, Boosts Sea Level
In Greenland, last weekend temperatures rose enough to cause 18 billion tons of the country's ice sheet to melt over three days. Scientists have warned about the fate of Greenland's ice…
Blinken Says No to Greenland Real Estate
In May, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken made a visit to Greenland. In a rather unedifying way, he was called ‘Tony’ by his hosts, a disarming point that was…
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