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Pining for the Fjords of Greenland - Following Up on the Arctic [[link removed]]
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A few weeks ago in the Need to Know podcast episode "Foreign Policy on Top Of The World," host Aaron Jones asked Polar Institute Director Mike Sfraga what we needed to look for out on the horizon. He said "Greenland." Now Greenland has emerged, and we revisit this territory of Denmark with a deeper look at its significance, both in recent news and in Arctic geopolitical strategy.
Perspectives on the Future of Greenland [[link removed]]
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In this June 2018 event, Minister Plenipotentiary and Head of Representation for Greenland in the Danish Embassy, Mr. Inuuteq Holm Olsen, presented Greenland’s vision for the future in light of its emergence as a high-profile region.
The Greenland Dialogues: Independence Movement Update [[link removed]]
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Where does Greenland stand in its push for independence from the Kingdom of Denmark? In this conversation, Vittus Qujaukitsoq, Minister of Finance and Nordic Cooperation, and Mike Sfraga, Director of the Polar Institute discuss that Arctic nation’s economic and political path forward. This conversation is part of the ongoing “Greenland Dialogues,” convened by the Wilson Center’s Polar Institute.
Greenland: On the Road to Independence? [[link removed]]
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After the inaugural “Greenland Dialogue”, host John Milewski spoke with Inuuteq Holm Olsen, Greenland’s first diplomatic representative to the U.S., about his nation’s possible pathways to full independence as well as its attempts to create economic growth and its important geographic and political position in global affairs.
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Greenland not for sale: Why the Fuss? (CGTN) [[link removed]]
“I think the more engagement in the Arctic which we have seen over the past 2 decades needs to overshadow any mention, any design, any efforts for a Cold War stance,” said Polar Institute Director Mike Sfraga.
5 things you need to know about last week’s explosion in Russia (The Washington Post) [[link removed]]
“Vague and potentially misleading statements by Russian authorities have only added to speculation that scientists were working on a nuclear propulsion system for one of the country’s more secretive weapons projects,” writes Global Fellow Michael Kofman and Dmitry Gorenburg.
As Protests in Hong Kong Continue, We Get the Latest on the Ground and Check in on US-China Relations (Air Talk, KPCC) [[link removed]]
“The way that Beijing is processing the narrative of protests…it is processing it in a way that frames protestors as being influenced by sources of foreign influence, specifically by the United States,” commented Rui Zong.
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