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Bloomberg
12-05-2025
- Politics
- Bloomberg
Greenlander Takes Helm of Arctic Council as Tensions Simmer
When Kenneth Hoegh, a native Greenlander, thinks about the Arctic these days, he tries to focus on the common ground between countries rather than the increasingly fraught political relationships among Arctic nations — including between his own territory and the United States. It's a difficult but essential mindset as he steps up to lead the operations of the Arctic Council, the preeminent body tasked with maintaining multilateral cooperation in the Arctic. Hoegh, who is also the Kingdom of Denmark's Arctic ambassador, is taking over as chair of the council's senior Arctic officials, diplomats who guide its activities.
Sky News
09-05-2025
- Politics
- Sky News
Denmark's PM says 'you can't spy against an ally' after claims of US gathering intelligence on Greenland
Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has said you "cannot spy against an ally" after reports of US gathering intelligence on Greenland. The comments are the latest in the dispute over Donald Trump's ongoing efforts to push for US control over Greenland, which is a semi-autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark. They come after reports in US media that Washington's spy agencies have been told to focus on Greenland, including on the island's independence movement, and sentiment around US extraction of its mineral resources. On Thursday, Denmark's foreign minister summoned the US ambassador to address the reports in The Wall Street Journal. Please refresh the page for the fullest version.
