Knowledge is power:Greenland, great powers, and lessons from the Second World War
In 2019, when President Donald J. Trump confirmed that he was considering an attempt to buy Greenland, European leaders looked on bemused and amused. There were many reasons why Trump’s real-estate proposition was flawed: not least because Greenland is a proud nation within the sovereign Kingdom of...
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ftsydanskunivpub:oai:sdu.dk:publications/805e63fe-3ae6-419d-9d09-2bd19c34cfd4 2023-05-15T14:23:42+02:00 Knowledge is power:Greenland, great powers, and lessons from the Second World War Gjerstad, Michael Rogers, James 2021-06-15 https://portal.findresearcher.sdu.dk/da/publications/805e63fe-3ae6-419d-9d09-2bd19c34cfd4 https://www.thearcticinstitute.org/knowledge-power-greenland-great-powers-lessons-second-world-war/ eng eng The Arctic Institute info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Gjerstad , M & Rogers , J 2021 , Knowledge is power : Greenland, great powers, and lessons from the Second World War . The Arctic Institute . < https://www.thearcticinstitute.org/knowledge-power-greenland-great-powers-lessons-second-world-war/ > Arctic Strategy Drones WW2 Intelligence war other 2021 ftsydanskunivpub 2022-08-14T10:50:33Z In 2019, when President Donald J. Trump confirmed that he was considering an attempt to buy Greenland, European leaders looked on bemused and amused. There were many reasons why Trump’s real-estate proposition was flawed: not least because Greenland is a proud nation within the sovereign Kingdom of Denmark and is most decidedly “not for sale”. Yet it is understandable why the president found the idea alluring. Greenland is, and has long been, geographically important to the United States, sitting in between North America and Europe. Eighty years ago, this meant that Greenland was caught between the US and its German enemy. Today, Greenland sits between the US and its Russian foe. In an increasingly warming, active, and re-militarized Arctic – where Russian military activity and controversial Chinese economic encroachment frustrate American and European allies – Greenland has taken on renewed importance. Indeed, there are lessons about the importance of Greenland that we can learn from the role Greenland played during the Second World War. Other/Unknown Material Arctic Arctic Greenland University of Southern Denmark Research Portal Arctic Greenland |
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In 2019, when President Donald J. Trump confirmed that he was considering an attempt to buy Greenland, European leaders looked on bemused and amused. There were many reasons why Trump’s real-estate proposition was flawed: not least because Greenland is a proud nation within the sovereign Kingdom of Denmark and is most decidedly “not for sale”. Yet it is understandable why the president found the idea alluring. Greenland is, and has long been, geographically important to the United States, sitting in between North America and Europe. Eighty years ago, this meant that Greenland was caught between the US and its German enemy. Today, Greenland sits between the US and its Russian foe. In an increasingly warming, active, and re-militarized Arctic – where Russian military activity and controversial Chinese economic encroachment frustrate American and European allies – Greenland has taken on renewed importance. Indeed, there are lessons about the importance of Greenland that we can learn from the role Greenland played during the Second World War. |
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Gjerstad , M & Rogers , J 2021 , Knowledge is power : Greenland, great powers, and lessons from the Second World War . The Arctic Institute . < https://www.thearcticinstitute.org/knowledge-power-greenland-great-powers-lessons-second-world-war/ > |
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