Trump's Greenland and Panama Canal ambitions face Republican skepticism
Republican lawmakers are preoccupied with President-elect Trump's ambitions to take over Greenland and the Panama Canal, a grand plan the commander-in-chief put back on the table during the Christmas and New Year's recess. It's a thing. Republican senators and congressmen see the prospect of a U.S. occupation of Greenland as particularly far-fetched, but are wary […]
Greenland PM seeks independence following Trump comments
Greenland's Prime Minister Moute Egede recently expressed his intentions for the island's future, saying it was “necessary” to take major steps to gain independence from Denmark. Egede's comments followed President-elect Donald Trump's December 22 post on Truth Social claiming “ownership and control” of Greenland, and focused on the rationale for secession from Denmark. “The upcoming […]
Greenland Prime Minister Calls for Independence from Denmark
Greenland Prime Minister Moute Egede has called for Greenland to seek independence from the Kingdom of Denmark, noting that now is “the time to take the next step.” In his speech on Wednesday, Egede said: spoke “Like the rest of the world,” Greenland “must strive to remove obstacles to cooperation,” which it described as “colonial […]
Greenland PM seeks independence following Trump comments about acquisition
Greenland's Prime Minister Moute Egede recently expressed his intentions for the island's future, saying it was “necessary” to take major steps to gain independence from Denmark. Egede's comments followed President-elect Donald Trump's December 22 post on Truth Social claiming “ownership and control” of Greenland, and focused on the rationale for secession from Denmark. “The upcoming […]
Greenland leader calls for independence from Denmark as Trump enters
Greenland's Prime Minister Moute Egede has announced his desire to gain independence from Denmark, following President-elect Donald Trump's comments about purchasing the island's territory. “The opportunity for independence for the people of Greenland was adopted by the provisions of the Autonomy Act, which created the legal basis for how to achieve independence,” Egede said in […]
Stop Trump’s mad Greenland scheme before it gets started
In 2002, Secretary of State Colin Powell was asked on MTV Global Discussion how it felt to represent the global “Great Devil.” Powell, a retired four-star general, pointed out This was the noble example America set for a world where over 100 million people lost their lives to conquest in the first half of the […]
Greenland a ‘Linchpin’ for U.S. Security, Future of Free World
Dr. Walter Barbrick, founding director of the U.S. Naval War College Arctic Research Group and leading expert, said Greenland is “the linchpin of the national security of the United States and the future of the free world.” He pointed out its geopolitical and economic importance. He called for strengthening the partnership, calling it essential not […]
Former Trump adviser: If Denmark can't defend Greenland, let US buy it to 'become part of Alaska'
Former national security adviser Robert O'Brien said in an interview on Sunday that if Denmark can't protect its autonomy, it should let the United States “buy” Greenland, a territory that will become increasingly important in the coming years. He pointed out that. In an interview on Fox News' “Sunday Morning Futures,” O'Brien described Greenland as […]
Why Trump is targeting Panama, Greenland, Canada
President-elect Trump has spent part of the holiday season vowing to take over the Panama Canal, calling for the U.S. to buy Greenland from Denmark and hinting at the possibility of Canada becoming the 51st state. All of this suggests that President Trump is focused on expanding the United States in some way, but it's […]
‘Absolute necessity’: Trump sparks concerns over Panama Canal, Greenland remarks
President-elect Donald Trump suggested Wednesday that the United States could take control of Canada, Greenland and the Panama Canal. It's an unexpected Christmas Day message that has raised concerns among world leaders in recent days as they race to prepare for President Trump's second term in office. In a post on Truth Social on Wednesday, […]