Colonial ghosts and Arctic dreams: Trump’s interest and Greenland’s hard choices

Published July 25, 2025 5:37am ET



NUUK, Greenland — President Donald Trump wants to buy Greenland again. Since returning to the White House, he has revived talk of purchasing or annexing the world’s largest island from Denmark and refused to rule out using force to “get it one way or the other.” He argues Greenland is vital to U.S. security.

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