As the Arctic’s attractions mount, Greenland is a security black hole
Interest in Greenland is growing, but Danish defense authorities are often in the dark about who's visiting the island's waters.
October 20, 2020
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COPENHAGEN — On a windy August afternoon in 2017, Akitsinnguaq Ina Olsen was relaxing in the old harbor of Nuuk, Greenland’s capital, when a Chinese icebreaker sailed unannounced into the Arctic island’s territorial waters.
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