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Public Enterprise Governance in Greenland

The governance of public enterprises in Greenland, including extractive industries, and its contribution to economic stability.

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Jan 14, 2026
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How would buying Greenland legally work under international and Danish law?

A lawful transfer of Greenland to another state would require peaceful, negotiated cession that respects Danish sovereignty and Greenlandic self-determination — not a unilateral sale or seizure — and ...

Jan 19, 2026
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What companies are located in greenlang?

Greenland’s corporate landscape is anchored by a handful of large, visible players in fishing, air transport and public administration — notably Royal Greenland, Naalakkersuisut and Air Greenland — wh...

Jan 19, 2026
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How has Greenland’s Home Rule / Self‑Government changed Denmark’s authority over defense and natural resources since 1979 and 2009?

Greenland’s Home Rule of 1979 moved most domestic governance out of Copenhagen’s hands but left Denmark firmly in charge of external affairs, defense and — at least initially — subsoil resources . The...

Jan 18, 2026

What role do Greenlandic authorities and the Greenland Self‑Government play in basing decisions under the 1951 treaty and recent bilateral talks?

Greenlandic authorities occupy a complex, sometimes ambiguous role in decisions about foreign basing under the 1951 Defense of Greenland Agreement: legally, Denmark retained responsibility for defence...

Jan 20, 2026

How have Greenland and Denmark resolved accounting disputes over mineral revenue under the Self‑Government Act?

The 2009 Greenland Self‑Government Act transferred authority over mineral resources to Greenland and set a legal framework for how mineral revenues accrue and interact with the Danish annual subsidy, ...

Jan 20, 2026

How do Greenland’s Mineral Resources Act (2010) and subsequent amendments interact with the Self‑Government Act’s subsidy reduction mechanism?

Greenland’s Mineral Resources Act operationalizes the Self‑Government Act’s grant that mineral‑resource revenues accrue to Greenland, while the Self‑Government Act sets a built‑in Danish subsidy reduc...

Jan 9, 2026

Trump on Greenland: “The fact that they landed a boat there 500 years ago doesn’t mean they own the land.”

President Trump’s quip — “The fact that they landed a boat there 500 years ago doesn’t mean they own the land” — compresses three separate debates into one sentence: the historical roots of human pres...

Jan 8, 2026

Who owns Greenland

Greenland is an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark: legally part of the Danish realm but exercising extensive self-government since 1979 with powers expanded under the 2009 Self-Govern...

Jan 6, 2026

is it true that greenlands waters are filled with russian and chinese ships?

The short answer is: no — the claim that “Greenland is covered with Russian and Chinese ships all over the place” is an overstatement not supported by available reporting; there are indeed Russian and...