Greenland’s newly elected Prime Minister, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, welcomed Frederiksen’s impending visit, calling Denmark "Greenland’s closest partner."
President plans to order 40 large icebreakers, but shipbuilding industry has been declining for decades
Enormous island’s harsh climate, limited infrastructure have kept its rare earths inaccessible
Trump’s focus on Greenland underscores the Arctic’s emerging status as a front in great power competition
One region on Earth stands as a nexus for these converging threats more than any other. Though it may not yet be the primary focus of global powers, it is poised to become so