Greenland prime minister rebuffs Trump remarks as NATO tensions rise
By Stine Jacobsen Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said on Thursday that he represents a proud nation seeking to maintain
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In Trump’s shadow, Greenland seeks more leverage from Danish vote
Greenlandic candidates competing for two seats in Denmark’s election next week hope to leverage the unprecedented attention brought to their
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Nordic leaders meet in Oslo as Arctic tensions sharpen over Greenland, Russia
The leaders of five Nordic countries — plus Canada — gathered in Oslo for a mini-summit to discuss strengthening defence capabilities
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Carney heads to Arctic war games as NATO flexes muscle in Norway
Prime Minister Mark Carney will be in Yellowknife on Thursday before heading to Norway and the United Kingdom for meetings
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How polar geopolitics are creeping into the Arctic Winter Games
Athletes might be the stars of the show, but the Arctic Winter Games can’t escape politics. For example, the games
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Cambridge Bay residents increasingly anxious about security
In the dead of winter, seeing the military in an Arctic hamlet of 1,200 people is provoking anxiety for some
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Oil companies shun Trump administration’s Alaska offshore auction
Oil and gas drillers failed to show up at the Trump administration’s sale of more than 400,000 hectares in Alaska’s
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Investor interest in Greenland mining rises after Trump threats, minister says
Investor interest in Greenland’s mining industry has increased since U.S. President Donald Trump made repeated threats to annex the self-governing
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Experts link Yellowknife retail closures to weak economy and changing tastes
First it was clothing stores. Then A&W. Now it’s the city’s only movie theatre. Yellowknife’s retail scene is shrinking as
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NATO’s Rutte: two “workstreams” on Greenland agreed upon with Trump
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Monday he and U.S President Trump had agreed upon two “workstreams” to defuse
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Denmark’s prime minister goes to Greenland in show of support amid Trump crisis
Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen visited Greenland on Friday in a show of support for the Arctic island that U.S.
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NATO chief Mark Rutte shows he’s the ‘Trump Whisperer’ with Greenland diplomacy
For days it seemed there was no way out of the latest standoff between Europe and the United States: U.S.
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Alaska’s Murkowski wants to reassure Denmark, but it’s not clear Congress is with her
Sen. Lisa Murkowski was among a group of senators who met with the foreign ministers of Denmark and Greenland Wednesday,
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Analysis: U.S., NATO have long history of not being serious about Greenland. That’s about to change
Once seen as a risk of provoking of Putin, alliance now has the Arctic in focus NATO Secretary General Mark
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‘Fundamental disagreement’ remains with Trump over Greenland after high-level talks
Danish, Greenlandic foreign ministers reject idea of U.S. control, stress unity A top Danish official said Wednesday that a “fundamental
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