Greenland's future development: a historical and political perspective

• Published in: Polar Record
• Main Author: Taagholt, Jørgen
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1982
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; Ecology; Geography, Planning and Development; greenlander*; North Atlantic; Polar Record
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400004204; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400004204

Throughout their history Greenlanders have struggled not against invaders but against a hard and merciless environment. This intimate association with the environment is reflected in a well-developed descriptive language, richer in many respects than Danish. But Greenlanders have a less developed capacity for abstract thought and as a result they find discussion of such national problems as security far removed from the daily debate. In diis article Greenland's development is traced and her strategic position in the North Atlantic is discussed in terms of national interests and international cooperation.