'Unwanted visit: You can hardly welcome the US VP with open arms' amid Trump's threats of annexation

'Unwanted visit: You can hardly welcome the US VP with open arms' amid Trump's threats of annexation


US Vice President JD Vance is on Friday due to tour a US military base in Greenland, a visit viewed by Copenhagen and Nuuk as a provocation amid President Donald Trump’s bid to annex the strategically-placed, resource-rich Danish territory. Trump has insisted that the United States needed the vast Arctic island for national and international security, and has previously refused to rule out the use of force to get it. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective, FRANCE 24’s welcomes Professor Klaus Dodds, Author, Professor of Geopolitics and Executive Dean for the School of Life Sciences and Environment at Royal Holloway, and University lead for environmental sustainability.



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