“It’s a misinterpretation of the Greenlandic election to conclude that we’ll have an independent Greenland tomorrow, flying a white flag that can then be painted with stars and stripes,” Rasmussen ...

The island’s residents have voted in favor of a party that seeks gradual independence from Denmark. But Greenland has ...

in a move that many residents saw as a step toward independence from Denmark. (Jorgen Chemnitz/Polfoto via AP, File) People ...

Greenland was unilaterally transformed from a colony into a Danish county in 1953 without a vote. Today, we would call that annexation. The EU recognizes our right to independence under the UN ...

With the dissolution of the Kingdom of Denmark and Norway, Greenland formally becomes a Danish colony. Danish authorities develop a policy of isolating Greenland from the outside world.