JD Vance’s Greenland trip

JD Vance’s visit to Greenland is expected to focus on security issues, senior researcher in Arctic Security Ulrik Pram Gad says.  #Greenland #JDVance

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00:00Yesterday Donald Trump reiterated his desire to take over Greenland, saying we need Greenland

00:07and the world needs us to have Greenland, including Denmark.

00:12What is J.D. Vance's intention on this visit to the Greenland?

00:17In a sense it was diverted. The original plan was to project soft power, to show

00:23a respect for Greenlandic culture and in that sense play into the narrative that

00:29Greenlanders would want to be Americans. Unfortunately they didn't, so a lot of

00:35demonstrations etc. was announced. So instead the vice president joined the trip and goes to

00:43an airbase where he'll probably talk about the need to revamp military security in Greenland.

00:53What is J.D. Vance's intention on this visit to the Greenland?