Greenland: U.S. Territorial Ambitions Are Anachronistic |
Editorial
16:17 JST, January 18, 2026
The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has expressed a desire to acquire Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark in the Arctic.
The administration’s anachronistic ambitions to seize territory by force, ignoring international norms, is nothing short of appalling.
Greenland is an island covered in snow and ice, about six times the size of Japan. It has a population of slightly more than 55,000 people. As the island is located at a strategic point between Europe and North America, the United States has maintained a military base there under an agreement signed with Denmark after the end of World War II.
Since his first term in office, Trump has repeatedly expressed his aim to acquire Greenland.........