Business minister suggests Arctic territory may look elsewhere for help exploiting minerals
In spite of rising diplomatic tensions, the most immediate geopolitical risk is not military conflict
State-backed report will call for more investment in drones and tech in a new era of state conflict
Lowest maximum extent reached in March in the 47-year satellite record
Melting is opening up region for exploration by Russia and other countries
Melting sea ice, rising tensions and the relearning of what it will take to master the art of Arctic warfare
Arctic island’s new PM responds to pressure from Trump administration as he prepares to meet Danish counterpart
Russian leader says he is open to co-operation in region as US vice-president heads to Greenland
Improved accessibility increases competition for resources from US, Russia and China
Visit by US vice-president comes as Danish PM says Donald Trump is putting ‘unacceptable pressure’ on the island
Joint statement issued after US president reiterated his belief that Washington will eventually control the Arctic island
Incumbent coalition defeated in polls dominated by Donald Trump’s threat to seize Arctic island
Donald Trump’s threats to take the territory have divided parliamentary candidates over the future of Danish rule
Kristrún Frostadóttir favours restarting talks for economic reasons and not in reaction to US president’s Arctic sabre-rattling
As new sea passages open up, the commercial and defence possibilities are becoming irresistible. To take advantage, America desperately needs ships
A new geopolitical and commercial power struggle is taking shape. Melting ice is creating new challenges and opportunities, which the FT has dispatched reporters to cover first-hand
President Trump wants control of the island to boost US security in the Arctic
‘They put two extra dog sleds there . . . they thought that was protection,’ says US president
Many Greenlanders were relocated by Danish colonists and construction of a US base. Global powers are again eyeing the island
Aided by dogs, reindeer and an 18-hour sleeper train, novelist Sarah Perry sets out in search of the aurora
The potential for business seems huge but so are the challenges
Residents of Nuuk do not want to be part of the US but welcome a discussion of their sovereignty
The Arctic island has long been vital to US security and its importance is only increasing
US president-elect’s gambit in the Arctic has unnerved Nuuk and left Copenhagen struggling to respond
US president-elect’s renewed interest in Arctic island poses challenge for Denmark’s government
