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....
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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....
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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...
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Greenland Rejects U.S. Takeover “Under Any Circumstance” Following Trump’s Threats to Seize Arctic Island

Greenland’s government on Monday firmly rejected any possibility of a U.S. takeover of the Arctic island, following repeated threats by U.S. President Donald Trump that the United States would acquire the territory “one way or the other.” In a statement,...
Mette Frederiksen, Prime Minister of Denmark

Denmark Faces ‘Decisive Moment’ Over Greenland as Trump Revives Threat of Force and Europe Rallies Behind Copenhagen

Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen warned on Sunday that Copenhagen is facing a “decisive moment” in its diplomatic standoff over Greenland after US President Donald Trump once again suggested that Washington could use force to take control of the vast...
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‘We Don’t Want to Be Americans’: Greenland Unites Against Trump’s Warning That US Could Act ‘Whether They Like It or Not

Greenland’s political leaders have delivered an unusually united and forceful rebuke to former US president Donald Trump after he warned that the United States would “do something whether they like it or not” to acquire the Arctic island, citing national...
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Trump Escalates Greenland Push With ‘Hard Way’ Warning, Framing Arctic Island as Non-Negotiable U.S. Security Asset

President Donald Trump escalated his push to acquire Greenland this week, warning that the United States is prepared to secure the strategic Arctic territory “the hard way” if Denmark and Greenland refuse to negotiate a diplomatic sale. Trump’s comments mark...
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US Scramble to Expand Economic and Strategic Ties to Greenland as Trump Renewed Push to Acquire Island Surprises Washington

U.S. officials are rapidly exploring ways to increase economic and strategic engagement with Greenland, taken off guard by President Donald Trump’s renewed public calls to acquire the island, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. Trump has long expressed...
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US-Denmark Diplomatic Talks Set Amid Growing Controversy Over Trump’s Proposal to Acquire Greenland and Counter China-Russia Influence

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced plans to meet Danish officials next week to discuss Greenland, amid escalating tensions over President Donald Trump’s repeated proposals to acquire the Arctic territory. The move comes as NATO allies express alarm at...
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NATO’s Unthinkable Test: Greenland Dispute Exposes NATO’s Greatest Taboo as US Power Challenges the Alliance’s Core Promise of Mutual Defence

NATO countries could attack another, but it is so far outside the alliance’s postwar imagination that its most famous clause does not clearly spell out what would happen if two members were to come to blows. Article 5 of the...
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