6 entries in the ledger
Greenland's government has issued what it called a strong warning to Greenland Energy, a Texas-based oil company whose chairman, Larry Swets, has been described as part of Trump's inner circle, after residents of the...
On January 24, 2026, the Pentagon released a 34-page National Defense Strategy, the first update since 2022. It states that "for too long, the U.S. Government neglected — even rejected — putting Americans and their...
Addressing the World Economic Forum in Davos on January 21, 2026, President Trump said he would not use military force to acquire Greenland: "I don't have to use force. I don't want to use force. I won't use force." He...
On January 17, 2026, President Trump announced tariffs on eight European countries — Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Finland — over their opposition to U.S. acquisition...
On December 21-22, 2025, President Trump appointed Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry as a special envoy to Greenland, reviving his long-running interest in acquiring the Danish territory. Landry described the position on...
In his March 2025 address to a joint session of Congress, President Trump revived his push to acquire Greenland, saying the U.S. would get the territory "one way or the other" and would make Greenlanders wealthier in the...