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Thursday, May 21, 2026
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Topic: Greenland

US in talks with Denmark for access to three additional bases in Greenland, reports NYT

Pentagon is negotiating access to three sites, including the abandoned WWII-era bases in Narsarsuaq and Kangerlussuaq, under the 1951 US–Denmark Defense Agreement.

Denmark drew up plans to bomb Greenland runways if US invaded; explosives, blood supplies were flown in

Denmark was prepared to bomb Greenland’s runways if US followed through with Trump’s threat to invade the autonomous Danish territory, according to report by public broadcaster DR.

Beneath the ice — what a lost US base from the Cold War reveals about Greenland

A failed US plan to hide missiles under the ice now provides vital clues for understanding Greenland’s future and climate risks.

‘Greenland doesn’t have penguins’: White House trolled over AI photo of Trump walking hand in hand with penguin

Those working in the White House appear to not know that there are no penguins in Greenland in the first place.

US seeks carte blanche for unbridled military presence in Greenland

The original agreement, signed in 1951 and amended in 2004, says the US must “consult with and inform” Denmark and Greenland before it makes “any significant changes”.

Shellshocked EU rethinks US relationship after Trump’s Greenland threats & tirades

EU leaders agreed that the Continent’s economy and defences must stand on its own, but unity dissolved when it came to opinions on how to do that.

How Trump’s Greenland threat revived the ‘TACO’ trade

Wall Street pros have learned to capitalise on Trump’s tendency to reverse himself. Analysts call this gamble ‘TACO’ trade, which stands for Trump Always Chickens Out.

Trump’s fight for Greenland has shaken his most committed European allies—the Far-Right

India spent too long dissecting Trump and Greenland. We have other crises to worry about.

From annexation threat to negotiations: Greenland dispute weakens US leverage

Greenland’s sovereignty defended by allies as US President Donald Trump seeks a 'framework' deal focused on security, not annexation.

‘Will not take Greenland by force…we will remember if Europe says no,’ Trump says at Davos

US president goes on to attack Europe over perceived mass that has made many cities ‘unrecognisable’ & calls out conventional wisdom in Washington & Brussels for such policies.

On Camera

Norway’s Modi cartoon was not satire. Just colonial laziness

Political satire is indispensable to democracy, racial caricature isn’t. If Europe’s liberal press still cannot tell difference, then decolonisation never happened in their imagination.

Recovery of unclaimed shares, dividends now takes days, not yrs. EAC-PM credits investor watchdog revamp

PM-EAC paper says overhaul of Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority system sharply improved processing speed and reduced paperwork for investors.

Dragon’s armour: How Xi reshaped China’s military with theatre commands a decade before India’s push

While India yet to set in motion theaterisation of armed forces, China's military reforms combined China’s Army, Navy, Air Force and Rocket Force aimed at regional dominance & tight political control.

Pakistan is tactically brilliant, strategically disastrous. It’s primed for repeated blunders

Pakistan has ended up losing every war against India but that hasn’t prevented it from claiming victory. We will go over the evidence to anticipate what to expect next.