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3 weeks ago | 
nytimes.com | Maya Tekeli |Jeffrey Gettleman
Trump Administration live Updates Greenland DispatchOne of Greenland's national pastimes was nearly hijacked this week after the White House said the Second Lady would attend. She didn't. But a lot of people talked about this as the mushers did their work. Greenland's national dog sled race in Sisimiut, Greenland on Saturday. Credit... Video by Maya Tekeli Greenland DispatchOne of Greenland's national pastimes was nearly hijacked this week after the White House said the Second Lady would attend.
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3 weeks ago | 
estadao.com.br | Maya Tekeli |Jeffrey Gettleman
NUUK, GROENLÂNDIA - Antigamente chamada de Base Aérea de Thule, agora conhecida como Base Espacial Pituffik, a instalação operada pelosEstados Unidos no noroeste da Groenlândia é um dos locais militares estrategicamente mais importantes do mundo — mesmo que a maioria dos americanos nunca tenha ouvido falar dela. “É literalmente o olho mais externo da defesa americana”, disse Peter Ernstved Rasmussen, um analista de defesa dinamarquês.
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3 weeks ago | 
bostonglobe.com | Jeffrey Gettleman |Maya Tekeli
Vice President JD Vance spent three hours in Greenland on Friday touring a US military base, on a contentious trip pushed by the Trump administration and angrily opposed by Greenlanders. In remarks with reporters, Vance said the United States had to “wake up” to China and Russia’s designs on the island.
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3 weeks ago | 
nytimes.com | Jeffrey Gettleman |Maya Tekeli
Vice President JD Vance's trip to an island that President Trump wants to "get" is a scaled-back version of the original White House plan."He's not welcome," one Greenlander said. When he arrives in Greenland on Friday, Vice President JD Vance is not going to get much of a welcome from Greenlanders. Mr. Vance will be the highest-ranking American official ever to visit the island.
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4 weeks ago | 
nytimes.com | Maya Tekeli |Jeffrey Gettleman
Once called Thule Air Base, now known as Pituffik Space Base, this U.S.-operated installation in northwestern Greenland is one of the most strategically important military sites in the world - even if most Americans have never heard of it. "It is quite literally the outermost eye of American defense," said Peter Ernstved Rasmussen, a Danish defense analyst. "Pituffik is where the U.S. can detect a launch, calculate the trajectory and activate its missile defense systems.
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4 weeks ago | 
nytimes.com | Jeffrey Gettleman |Maya Tekeli |Maggie Adams
The Trump administration seems like it just doubled down on Greenland. Vice President JD Vance announced on Tuesday that he was headed to the island later this week, taking over a controversial visit that officials in Greenland have made very clear they don't want at all.
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1 month ago | 
sanjuandailystar.com | Jeffrey Gettleman |Maya Tekeli
By Jeffrey Gettleman and Maya TekeliFor more than 150 years, U.S. officials have been trying, as President Donald Trump puts it, to “get” Greenland. The idea came up in the 1860s, then again before and after the world wars. In a way, the timing couldn’t be better than now, with Greenlanders reexamining their painful colonial history under Denmark and many itching to break off from Denmark, which still controls some of the island’s affairs. But Trump seems to have overplayed his cards — big time.
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1 month ago | 
infobae.com | Maya Tekeli |Jeffrey Gettleman |Maggie Haberman
Vance, UshaWaltz, Michael (1974- )Trump, Donald JFrederiksen, MetteGreenlandDenmarkUnited States International RelationsUsha Vance, la segunda dama, y Michael Waltz, el asesor de seguridad nacional, visitarán la isla. Los funcionarios groenlandeses calificaron la medida de "agresiva".
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1 month ago | 
nytimes.com | Jeffrey Gettleman |Maya Tekeli
Durante más de 150 años, las autoridades estadounidenses han buscado repetidamente, como dice el presidente Donald Trump, "obtener" Groenlandia. La idea surgió en la década de 1860, y de nuevo antes y después de las guerras mundiales. En cierto modo, el momento no podría ser mejor que ahora, cuando los groenlandeses están reexaminando su dolorosa historia colonial bajo Dinamarca y muchos de sus habitantes desean separarse de Dinamarca, que sigue controlando algunos de los asuntos de la isla.
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1 month ago | 
businessandamerica.com | Jeffrey Gettleman |Maya Tekeli
For more than 150 years, U.S. officials have been trying, as President Trump puts it, to “get” Greenland. The idea came up in the 1860s, then again before and after the world wars. In a way, the timing couldn’t be better than now, with Greenlanders re-examining their painful colonial history under Denmark and many itching to break off from Denmark, which still controls some of the island’s affairs. But President Trump seems to have overplayed his cards — big time.
