Greenland

Swedish fighter jets to patrol Greenland as part of NATO Arctic mission

NATO said on Wednesday it had launched the mission to strengthen its presence in the Arctic, part of an effort to defuse severe tensions within the alliance.

A Danish F-16 fighter jet takes off from Kangerlussuaq airport as Danish, Swedish and Norwegian home guard units together with Danish, German and French troops take part in joint military drills in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, September 17, 2025.
A NATO flag flies at the NATO headquarters in Brussels on September 12, 2025.

NATO set to launch Arctic mission amid Greenland tensions

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A meeting with European heads of state and government, together with representatives of the EU and NATO, at the Chancellery in Berlin, December 15, 2025; illustrative.

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‘The Golden Girls’ joked about ‘giving the Palestinians Greenland,' 40 years before Trump’s gambit

Trump has not proposed sending the Palestinians to Greenland, but Netanyahu has pressed countries outside the Middle East that have criticized Israel’s war effort to accept Palestinian refugees.

 Actresses (L-R) Rue Mclanahan, Betty White, and Bea Arthur pose for a portrait on the set of the Golden Girls circa 1987, Los Angeles.

Can Trump's Greenland strategy work in Gaza? - analysis

Put differently, Netanyahu wants Trump to get the Saudis to drop the Palestinian Authority from the Gaza formula.

 (L-R) Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman and US President Donald Trump over a backdrop of Greenland.

Following Trump's remarks, Greenland prepares for influx of American tourists

'The eyes of the world are on us,' said a representative of the tourist agency Visit Greenland.

 ump's remarks, Greenland prepares for influx of American tourists.

Danes see US as bigger threat than Iran after Greenland dispute

Nearly half of Danish citizens view America as a major security concern following tensions over US interest in acquiring Greenland.

 US President-elect Donald Trump, Trump's plane landing in Greenland (illustrative).

Rubio backs Trump's controversial Greenland, Panama Canal acquisition plans

Rubio defended Trump's proposed territorial expansions as a 'national interest,' while Denmark and Greenland firmly rejected offers amid concerns over potential military action.

 Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL), US President Donald Trump's nominee to be Secretary of State, arrives ahead of the Presidential Inauguration of Trump at the Rotunda of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, January 20, 2025.

How Greenland became an American obsession

 Fast moving motorboat trying to get out of the ice - Stranded icebergs in the fog at the mouth of the Icefjord near kulusuk, Greenland.

NASA entdeckt durch Zufall im grönländischen Eis versteckten Stützpunkt aus dem Kalten Krieg

Camp Century, die „Stadt unter dem Eis“, ist eine bemerkenswerte Stätte des Kalten Krieges.

 Der Militärstützpunkt Camp Century in Grönland.

Trump doubles down on making Canada 51st state

Trump eyes Canadian annexation through "economic force" following Trudeau's exit, while also discussing potential territorial expansion into Panama and Greenland.

 Donald Trump and Justin Trudeau.

Why does Trump want Greenland and could he get it? - explainer

In 2019, both Greenland and Denmark rejected Trump's offer to buy the island.

 US President-elect Donald Trump, Trump's plane landing in Greenland (illustrative).

Trump Jr. set to visit Greenland after his father reiterates interest in the island

The renewed interest in the Arctic island comes amid heightened tensions between Greenland and its former colonial ruler Denmark.

Donald Trump Jr. speaks to young people waiting to hear his father, U.S. President Donald Trump, deliver an "Address to Young Americans" at the Dream City Church in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S., June 23, 2020