The US is back in Greenland — and so is the controversy. After Donald Trump renewed pressure earlier this year, even raising the prospect of economic and military force, a new envoy has arrived declaring it’s “time for the US to put its footprint back on Greenland.” The comment is already fueling tensions with local leaders. We ask a former Danish foreign minister: is this diplomacy — or the return of a geopolitical standoff?
Chapters:
0:00 US renews Greenland ambitions
0:42 US faces backlash in Greenland
1:27 Jeppe Kofod, Former Danish Foreign Minister
2:30 The US’ strange diplomacy
5:25 Why Greenland is back in the news
7:37 US undermining US progress now?
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