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The Daily Signal covers Greenland and Arctic policy with reporting and analysis on U.S. strategic interests, territorial acquisition debates, rare earth minerals, military positioning, and the growing competition with China and Russia for Arctic influence and resources.
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  • Time for Denmark and the United States to Secure Greenland

    The recent discussions around Greenlandic security—and the possible acquisition of Greenland by the United States—has brought the issue of Chinese and Russian threats to the forefront, particularly as it relates to their growing interest in the arctic. As noted elsewhere, China seeks to establish economic presence in the Arctic—and almost assuredly, long-term options for military…
    Robert Peters
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  • A Conservative Analysis of American Interest in Greenland

    Greenland has been a national security concern of the United States since the 19th century. President Donald Trump is the most recent in a long line of American presidents expressing an interest in either acquiring Greenland or expanding the U.S. military footprint in Greenland in cooperation with Denmark. Given Greenland’s strategic location, Trump’s interest is…
    Robert Peters
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  • Johnson Looks to ‘Calm the Waters’ in UK as Tensions in Transatlantic Alliance Rise

    House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., addressed the United Kingdom Parliament Tuesday morning as President Donald Trump challenges Britain’s policies toward Greenland and the Chagos Islands. “I spoke to President Trump at length yesterday,” Johnson began. “I told the president that I felt that my mission here today was to encourage our friends and help to calm the waters, so…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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  • It’s Time To Get Creative With Greenland

    Recent remarks by the Trump administration about Greenland have sparked a crisis with America’s NATO allies. And, of course, European states have exasperated President Donald Trump, and many conservatives, with their demands for indefinite U.S. support of Ukraine in its stalemated conflict with Russia. It’s time to get creative. A grand bargain could solve both…
    Eugene Kontorovich
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  • Europe Needs to Calm Down About Greenland

    Is the United States about to invade Greenland? If you listen to EU politicians and much of the U.S. legacy media, and actually take them seriously, then you might answer “yes.” President Donald Trump is going to unleash Delta Force to spirit away the prime minister before we nuke Nuuk (the capital of Greenland) and send…
    Jarrett Stepman
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