The Faroe Islands, Greenland and Denmark Met for Talks on Security in Insecure Times The Kingdom of Denmark is in a dangerous situation, says the Danish prime minister, heralding new Arctic defense measures. At the same time, the realm is to be modernized, and the leaders of the Faroe Islands and Greenland call for foreign policy powers.
Greenlanders Vote in a Momentous Election: Six Parties Compete for 31 Seats Today, March 11, the people of Greenland elect their representatives to the Greenlandic parliament, Inatsisartut. In and around the election are major questions about the island's future, both in relation to the Kingdom of Denmark and Donald Trump's USA.
Denmark Wants to Strengthen Foreign and Security Policy Cooperation With Greenland and the Faroe Islands Denmark's new Minister of Foreign Affairs Lars Løkke Rasmussen was recently in Greenland to discuss the opportunities for deeper cooperation with his Greenlandic and Faroese colleagues, as well as to participate in the EU Arctic Forum and Indigenous People's Dialogue.
Lavrov: We Do Not Have Relations with NATO, but We Have with Norway Bilateral security consultations between Norway and Russia should be elevated to defense minister level, says Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Monday, he met Norway’s Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt in Tromsø and invited her to Russia.
“U.S. Security Policy Change in the Arctic Places Denmark under Pressure”, Says Foreign Policy Researcher “Denmark, Greenland and the Faroe Islands must appear as one unified actor in order to avoid being played against each other by the superpowers”, says Mikkel R. Olesen, researcher on foreign policy and the Arctic.
Trump Insulted, Postpones State Visit to Denmark President Donald Trump is not going to Denmark after all.
- Local Cooperation With Russia is Underestimated, says Ine Eriksen Søreide Kirkenes: Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide travels with Prime Minister Erna Solberg to Russia to have a political dialogue. - Meetings like that provide us with an opportunity to talk about how cooperation between our two countries works, and where it is problematic, says Eriksen Søreide to High North News.
