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512 | Greenland tells the U.S. “We’re not interested”

By WTOP Staff
512 | Greenland tells the U.S. “We’re not interested”
512 | Greenland tells the U.S. “We’re not interested”
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Former Greenland finance minister Maliina Abelsen delivers a blunt warning about President Donald Trump’s renewed talk of “taking” Greenland. This episode examines how power politics, symbolism, and messaging are colliding with international law, alliance norms, and Arctic security—and why Greenlanders see the rhetoric as a threat, not protection.