Does Greenland really belong to Denmark?
From our UK edition
Nordic politicians are trying to stir up anxiety following Donald Trump’s operation in Venezuela – and his threat to grab Greenland. They are failing. Ultimately, it is a matter of time before the United States takes control of the world's largest island. Trump's approach is bullying and aggressive, but Denmark's argument for why Greenland belongs to it is rather shaky. The truth is that Greenland never chose to become part of the Danish state Denmark's prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, has said 'the US has no right to annex any of the three nations in the Danish kingdom', including Greenland. Denmark claims that other states have historically either recognised, or made no objections to, its sovereignty over Greenland. Case closed, says Copenhagen. But Denmark needs to wake up.
