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Greenland is a semi-atonomus territory of the Kingdom of Denmark. It has about 55,000 inhabitants, the island covers 836,000 square miles. It was discovered by the Norse explorer Erik the Red who first landed in Greenland in 982 CE, more than 1,000 years ago. The first Norse colony was established circa 986 CE. Denmark gained the island in 1721 and has had a presence there ever since.

Pituffik Space Base. The U.S. base was formerly known as Thule Air Base. As of 2026, it is the only U.S. military installation on Greenland. As of early 2026 there were about 150 U.S. service members stationed there.

News Articles

January 20, 2026, "Fact Check: The false claims in Trump's extraordinary message to Norway", CNN.

January 15, 2026, "Greenland Today, Svalbard Tomorrow?", by Jan Jakub Solski and Ingrid Solstad Andreassen, The Arctic Institute.

January 18, 2026, "Greenland, Tariffs, and NATO Response", SOF News.

January 14, 2026, "US Military Has a Long History in Greenland", The Conversation.

January 14, 2026, "Strategic Importance of Greenland", SOF News.

January 7, 2026, " America's Long History of Trying to Acquire Greenland", by David Roos, History.com.

January 7, 2026, "The US has tried to acquire Greenland before - and failed", CNN Politics.

October 9, 2025, "Why is Greenland part of the Kingdom of Denmark? A Short History", Danish Institute for International Studies. From the Vikings to Trump: Greenland's historic development negates recent White House territorial demands.

April 10, 2025, "Is the White House calculating the Cost of taking over Greenland", by Marc Jacobsen, The Arctic Institute.