Why is Greenland dominating the news?
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The Denison Forum
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🗓️ 13 January 2026
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President Trump recently told reporters at the White House, “We are going to do something on Greenland, whether they like it or not, because if we don’t do it, Russia or China will take over Greenland, and we’re not going to have Russia or China as a neighbor.” Why such interest in a sparsely inhabited island three thousand miles from the US? There is ultimately only one answer to our perennial quest for security. I’ll warn you that you may find my proposal simplistic and naïve. But as I’ll try to explain, that’s precisely the problem.
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| 0:51.3 | Greetings and welcome to Denison Forum's Daily Article Podcast. I'm Chris Elkins, narrating today's |
| 0:57.9 | daily article authored by our CEO, Dr. Jim Denison. Greenblund is the world's largest island. However, |
| 1:07.0 | until recent months, I don't remember seeing even a single headline about it in the news. |
| 1:12.4 | Now it's hard to miss them. President Trump recently told reporters at the White House, |
| 1:17.4 | quote, we are going to do something on Greenland, whether they like it or not, because if we don't |
| 1:23.0 | do it, Russia or China will take over Greenland and we're not going to have Russia or China as a neighbor." |
| 1:29.8 | In quote. |
| 1:30.6 | Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the administration's goal is to buy the island. |
| 1:35.3 | The U.S. could also boost its military presence in Greenland or it could take the island by force, |
| 1:40.8 | but since the semi-autonomous region is part of NATO-ally |
| 1:44.4 | Denmark, such an invasion could imperil NATO itself. Why such interest in a sparsely |
| 1:50.1 | inhabited island 3,000 miles from the U.S.? According to the Trump administration, Greenland |
| 1:56.2 | is now critical to Western security. Vice President J.D. Vance said last week, the entire missile |
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