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  • Affairs
  • Greenland
  • 21 Jan 2026
  • 8 min

Explainer 501: Why does Trump really want Greenland? 

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  • The Foreign Desk
  • Affairs
  • Greenland
  • 8 min

Are Donald Trump’s designs on Greenland in any way explainable? Andrew Mueller does his best to try.   

Host
  • Andrew Mueller
Contributors
  • Christy O'Grady
  • Lily Austin

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