Something's rotten in the Kingdom of Denmark
Something's rotten in the Kingdom of Denmark Greenland, often dismissed as an administrative nuisance for Denmark, is now coveted by the American empire, Silicon Valley utopians, and MAGA diehards. Nearly three-quarters of Greenland is covered by inland ice. Denmark rarely makes the headlines in the United States. But in late August, its foreign minister summoned the top US diplomat for a very undiplomatic conversation. Denmark’s national broadcaster, DR, had just reported that at least three American citizens linked to Donald Trump were covertly operating in Greenland, quietly trying to recruit locals into a separatist movement to drive a wedge between Copenhagen and Greenland, which operates as an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark. For a NATO ally to accuse Washington of subversion is no small thing. The White House’s response — “we think the Danes need to calm down” — only served to underscore how far the relationship has sh...