Who owns the Arctic?
Global warming is thawing the Arctic and igniting a high-stakes race for the riches beneath its ice....
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Global warming is thawing the Arctic and igniting a high-stakes race for the riches beneath its ice....
Donald Trump has renewed global focus on Greenland and the Arctic. Who controls this polar region, and why are power, security and resources at stake?...
Since Russia full-scale invasion of Ukraine almost four years ago, Europe's attention has been firmly fixed on NATO's eastern flank. But could the Arctic become the next area requiring defence and doe...
The US military's renewed focus on the Arctic is exposing the types of weapons it needs for the region. US Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nicholas Paczkowski The US doesn't have the weapons and tech...
Thousands took to the streets of the Greenlandic capital, Nuuk, to oppose Trump’s intent of taking over the Arctic nation, a self-governing territory under the Danish throne. The protests, according t...
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas held talks in Berlin with German defence minister Boris Pistorius as challenges to the future of European and global security continue to mount....
‘It may sound like American chauvinism . . . and it is. We’re done apologising about that,’ says Trump official...
Since the start of the latest wave of protests in Iran, Donald Trump has been back and forth on US intervention. With the situation changing constantly, what do experts think are the options for the U...
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Who dares tell the US president the Arctic island he covets is not as big as it seems?...
The proposed sanctions would include the freezing of assets for new individuals involved in the recent crackdown, which has reportedly claimed hundreds of lives since protests began nearly two weeks a...
A Republican congressman from Florida introduced a bill on Monday to annex Greenland and make it the 51st US state as President Donald Trump threatens to seize the autonomous Danish territory. Trump h...
EIFO says it wants to be ‘a long-term reliable partner’ for the Arctic island...
Some European countries are sending soldiers to the Arctic island after Donald Trump intensified threats to take control...
NATO said that the United States, Denmark and Greenland would negotiate on stepping up efforts to stop Russia and China gaining a "foothold" on the territory....
Party may vote to block any military action as it seeks to defuse growing rift with allies over the Arctic territory...
Mette Frederiksen said she was visiting to show "strong support" to the people of Greenland. Her visit comes amid a turbulent week in which President Trump backed down on his bid to forcibly annex the...
US President Donald Trump says he may implement tariffs on countries opposing Washington’s controlling of Greenland as he remains stern in his stance to take over the Arctic island by “any means neces...
After being inhabited only by Indigenous peoples for centuries, the Arctic island saw the Vikings in the 10th century and the Danes in 1721, and it attracted American interest back in 1867....
After being inhabited only by Indigenous peoples for centuries, the Arctic island saw the Vikings in the 10th century and the Danes in 1721, and it attracted US interest back in 1867....