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The outsized influence of Greenland's elections
[ForeignBriefs] WHAT’S HAPPENING?For the first time in decades, Greenlanders have elected the pro-independence, Inuit Ataqatigiit party (IA), which ran on a platform of scrapping a controversial mining project and rethinking Greenland’s relations with Denmark. KEY INSIGHTS – China and the US are both looking to increase their supply of rare earths, which Greenland has in abundance and which are of critical importance to signatories of the Paris Climate Accords – China and the US are both eager to expand their influence in Greenland as the effects of climate change affect shipping lanes and access to resources – The IA is keen to push for more independence from Denmark, raising the risk of interference from China and the US and a dramatic realignment of Greenland’s budget Posted by: Skidmark 2021-08-22 |
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