Greenland

Greenland and the Medieval Foundations of Arctic Sovereignty

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Greenland and the Medieval Foundations of Arctic Sovereignty

January 19, 2026

Greenland’s medieval history reveals that sovereignty in the North Atlantic was never an empty abstraction waiting for...

Empire in the Ice: Greenland and the Colonial Logic of Arctic Power, 16th–19th Centuries

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Empire in the Ice: Greenland and the Colonial Logic of Arctic Power, 16th–19th Centuries

January 19, 2026

The long European engagement with Greenland reveals a consistent pattern in the exercise of power over Arctic...

From Cold War Outpost to Strategic Prize: Greenland in Modern Power Politics

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From Cold War Outpost to Strategic Prize: Greenland in Modern Power Politics

January 19, 2026

Greenland’s modern history stands as a sustained counterexample to the older assumption that strategic necessity inevitably leads...

The Day a US Military Jet Crashed in Greenland – With 4 Nuclear Bombs On Board

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The Day a US Military Jet Crashed in Greenland – With 4 Nuclear Bombs On Board

July 23, 2024

Cleanup crew search for radioactive debris. U.S. Air Force , CC BY By Dr. Timothy J. Jorgensen / 01.17.2018 Director,...