"And how could the aspirations for independence among Greenland's population of 56,000, under Danish control for 300 years, affect the final outcome?

Here we look at four possible scenarios for Greenland's future. ...."

#greenland #kalaallitnunaat #polarpolicy #bbcnews

"In recent weeks, US President-elect Donald Trump has shown renewed interest in taking control of Greenland, a largely autonomous territory of Denmark in the Arctic and the world's largest island.

He first indicated an intention to buy Greenland in 2019, during his first term as president, but this week he went further, refusing to rule out economic or military force to take control of it. ...."

#greenland #arctic #inuit #kalaallitnunaat #polarpolicy #polarpolitik

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy3y8l8nwlo

📢 Event alert: How do ❄️polar scientists 🥼 contribute to decision making and policy? (And how do ECRs get involved in this?)

We are hosting three events 🗓️ to give you a crash-course overview of this topic as well as the opportunity to talk to some experts directly. You can attend as many or few of the events as you like, all times are in CEST (Berlin time).

https://apecs-germany.de/lets-talk-polar-policy-and-governance/

#PolarScience #Antarctica #Arctic #SOOS #CCAMLR #ASOC #SCAR #AntarcticTreaty #ArcticCouncil #PolarPolicy