'Negotiating down barrel of a gun': Greenland seeks US cooperation on trade, investment, mining

The recent White House meeting between Greenlandic, Danish, and American officials highlights the island’s delicate balancing act: asserting its autonomy while remaining embedded in international strategic networks. Historical ties, modern aspirations, and the projection of global power are playing out in the Arctic, where climate, commerce, and sovereignty are tightly interwoven. Greenland stands firm in the face of an encroaching superpower, declaring it is “not for sale, but open for business.”