NATO Is Readying Soldiers for a Frozen Arctic War as Russia and China Eye Region, Training Troops to Fight on Skis and Snowmobiles

NATO Is Readying Soldiers for a Frozen Arctic War as Russia and China eye region, Training Troops to Fight on Skis and Snowmobiles

 Soldiers moved cautiously through a snow-covered forest in Finland’s far north, their white camouflage melting into the trees as their skis slid almost silently across the frozen ground. Spotting an unaware enemy patrol ahead, they dropped to a knee, lined...
Kapisillit, Greenland

No One Owns Our Arctic Land, We Share It, Say Indigenous Inuit in Greenland, Underscoring Communal Relationship with Land Amid US Geopolitical Interest

As U.S. President Donald Trump publicly floated the idea of buying Greenland, the island’s indigenous Inuit communities have expressed bewilderment and concern, highlighting a worldview that contrasts sharply with the notion of national ownership. For centuries, Greenland’s Inuit people have...
Arctic, Greenland

China’s Arctic Ambitions Under the Microscope as Trump Warns Greenland Is at Risk

Donald Trump has repeatedly argued that the United States must take control of Greenland to protect the Arctic from what he describes as growing security threats posed by China and Russia. Framing the issue in stark geopolitical terms, the US...
Protestors with Greenlandic flags at a demonstration under the motto "Greenland is for Greenlanders" in front of the US embassy in Copenhagen

Large Crowds Expected Across Denmark and Greenland as ‘Hands Off Greenland’ Protests Mobilize Against US Takeover Plans

Large-scale demonstrations are set to take place across Denmark and Greenland on Saturday, as thousands of people rally against United States President Donald Trump’s controversial proposals to acquire Greenland, an autonomous Danish territory. Social media activity and event pages indicate...
Donald Trump

US Talk of Taking Over Greenland Risks Undermining NATO and Aiding Russia and China

US President Donald Trump on Friday suggested that the United States may impose tariffs on countries that do not support his plan regarding Greenland, citing national security concerns. “Because we need Greenland for national security,” he said, highlighting the strategic...
Senator Dick Durbin arrives with a US Congressional Delegation at Industriens Hus in Copenhagen

US Congress Delegation Signals Strong Support for Denmark and Greenland as Trump Revives Controversial Push to Acquire Arctic Territor

A bipartisan delegation of United States lawmakers arrived in Copenhagen on Friday in a rare show of transatlantic unity, seeking to reassure Denmark and Greenland after US President Donald Trump repeatedly suggested that Washington could take control of the Arctic...
Arctic policy, Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) is involved in several efforts to restrain Trump's Greenland ambitions.

GOP Warns Trump Against Greenland Takeover, Citing Legal, Diplomatic, and Strategic Consequences, While Sending Delegation to Denmark

President Donald Trump’s repeated musings about taking over Greenland have sparked an unusual wave of resistance within his own party, as Republican lawmakers attempt to rein in what they describe as an extraordinary foreign policy obsession that could strain U.S....
Greenland

Denmark and US Remain at Odds Over Greenland After Washington Talks, Agree to Working Group but Fail to Bridge “Fundamental Disagreement”

Denmark and the United States remain at odds over the future of Greenland despite high-level talks in Washington, with Copenhagen acknowledging a “fundamental disagreement” even as both sides agreed to establish a working group to manage tensions over Arctic security....
Greenland

Greenland Showdown Puts NATO Unity at Risk as Denmark Faces Trump Administration’s Push for Control of Arctic Island

Greenland and Denmark are preparing for what officials describe as the most consequential talks of their careers as they head to Washington to confront renewed pressure from the Trump administration over the Arctic territory — a dispute that threatens to...
U.S. Coast Guard

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball Returns From 120-Day Arctic Patrol, Signaling Growing U.S. Resolve in the Bering Sea and Northern Approaches

The U.S. Coast Guard on January 9, 2026, announced that the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Kimball (WMSL-756) had returned to Honolulu on January 1 after completing a demanding 120-day, 16,500-nautical-mile patrol across the Bering Sea and the Gulf...
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