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Greenland: The race for power, resources and identity

Christian Blenker
January 22, 2026

Greenland is becoming a geopolitical hot spot: NATO is showing its presence and the US is asserting itself while Denmark organizes aid. Amid the global power struggle, the local Inuit fear their identity may be lost.

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Greenland's Inuit community faces high living costs, colonial wounds and rising geopolitical pressure from Denmark, the US and Europe. As global powers eye the island’s strategic Arctic position, locals like Sorine Petersen call for respect and self determination. Reviving Inuit traditions, she finds strength to confront an uncertain future.