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  • Stuck between the US and Russia, Canada must prove it can defend its Arctic territory

    01/23/2026 8:28:43 PM PST · by E. Pluribus Unum · 28 replies
    BBC ^ | 2026.01.23 | Bernd Debusmann Jr
    Canada's Arctic is a massive, treacherous, and largely inhospitable place, stretched out over nearly 4 million square kilometres of territory - but with a small population roughly equal to Blackburn in England or Syracuse, New York."You can take a map of continental Europe, put it on the Canadian Arctic, and there's room to spare," Pierre Leblanc, the former commander of the Canadian Forces Northern Area told the BBC. "And that environment is extremely dangerous."Standing at the defence of that massive landmass is an aging string of early warning radars, eight staffed military bases and about 100 full-time Coast Guard personnel...
  • Denmark summons US envoy after report of Americans carrying out influence operations in Greenland

    08/27/2025 3:22:54 AM PDT · by McGruff · 12 replies
    AP ^ | Aug 27, 2025
    Denmark’s foreign minister had the top U.S. diplomat in the country summoned for talks after the main national broadcaster reported Wednesday that at least three people with connections to President Donald Trump have been carrying out covert influence operations in Greenland. Trump has repeatedly said he seeks U.S. jurisdiction over Greenland, a vast, semi-autonomous territory of Denmark. He has not ruled out military force to take control of the mineral-rich, strategically located Arctic island. Denmark, a NATO ally of the U.S., and Greenland have said the island is not for sale and condemned reports of the U.S. gathering intelligence there.