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“It is not as if there is an abundance of special envoys,” Dr. Olesen said. “So when one is appointed with the purpose of asserting control over #Greenland, it signals that Greenland is very much in focus at the highest level.”
#geopolitics #Denmark #US #Trump #imperialism #greed #NaturalResources #ShippingLanes #ClimateChange
…Danish ofcls & analysts said that while the #US has previously appointed envoys for the entire #Arctic region, Landry would be the first special envoy just for #Greenland.
Mikkel Runge Olesen, a snr researcher at the Danish Institute for International Studies, described the move as a “significant escalation” by #Trump, who has threatened to acquire Greenland through a financial transaction or #military #force several times….
The appointment of a special envoy for #Greenland could put pressure on Howery, a former executive at #PayPal who is considered close to #Trump. In November, Howery dodged a question from journalists about whether the United States would ever take Greenland by #force, but he pledged cooperation.
#geopolitics #Denmark #US #imperialism #greed #NaturalResources #ShippingLanes #ClimateChange
The Danish government has twice this year summoned #US diplomats to complain about reports that the United States was spying & running a covert influence campaign in #Greenland. Earlier this month, in a first for the Danish government, Denmark’s #military #intelligence said that shifts in US policy were generating new uncertainties for Denmark’s security.
#geopolitics #Denmark #Trump #imperialism #greed #NaturalResources #ShippingLanes #ClimateChange
“We decide our future ourselves,” Nielsen said.
Lars Lokke Rasmussen, Denmark’s foreign minister, told Danish television on Monday that he was “deeply upset” by Trump’s announcement & that he planned to summon Ken Howery, who became the American ambassador to #Denmark in October.
#geopolitics #Greenland #US #Trump #imperialism #greed #NaturalResources #ShippingLanes #ClimateChange
“You cannot annex other countries,” #Denmark PM Mette Frederiksen & #Greenland PM Jens-Frederik Nielsen said in a joint statement on Monday. “Not even by invoking international security. Greenland belongs to the Greenlanders, & the #UnitedStates must not take over Greenland.”
Nielsen added in a statement on FB that the appointment “may sound big,” but “doesn’t change anything for us at home.”
#geopolitics #Trump #imperialism #greed #NaturalResources #ShippingLanes #ClimateChange
#JeffLandry quickly made it clear that he understood what #Trump wanted from him, writing on X: “It’s an honor to serve you in this volunteer position to make #Greenland a part of the #US.”
In a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote that “Jeff understands how essential Greenland is to our National Security.”
But the appointment drew condemnation from Greenland & further deteriorated the relationship between the US & #Denmark, which used to be close allies.
It appeared to be the first time the #US had appointed a special envoy to #Greenland. That gives the territory — a gigantic frozen island inhabited by fewer than 60,000 people — something in common with the war in #Ukraine, the conflicts in the #MiddleEast, & a handful of other issues; #Trump has tapped someone close to him to manage all of these as priorities.
#geopolitics #imperialism #greed #NaturalResources #ShippingLanes #ClimateChange
