Tag: Denmark

• Thursday, January 22nd 2026 - 00:01 UTC

  Why Trump is obsessed with Greenland and why Canada's staying out of it

  

  By Gwynne Dyer - After the Danish and Greenland foreign ministers came out of a meeting in Washington on last week convinced that Donald Trump really intended to seize Greenland, things moved very fast.

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• Tuesday, January 20th 2026 - 03:39 UTC

  Trump links Greenland ambitions to Nobel snub ahead of Davos appearance

  

  US President Donald Trump reignited tensions with European allies on Monday by linking his push for control of Greenland to the Nobel Peace Prize — arguing that, because he did not receive the award, he no longer feels “obliged to think only about peace.” In a message addressed to Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre —later circulated to European embassies in Washington— Trump pivoted from the Nobel grievance to Greenland, saying the world would not be safe without “total and absolute” US control of the Arctic island.

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• Saturday, January 10th 2026 - 10:24 UTC

  Trump wants Greenland at any cost

  

  US President Donald Trump insisted on Friday that his administration needed to take effective control of Greenland because otherwise Moscow or Beijing would do it. “By hook or by crook,” Washington needs to prevent it from falling under the influence of Russia or China, Trump explained to reporters at the White House.

• Wednesday, August 13th 2025 - 09:58 UTC

  Argentina's Navy interested in Italian and Danish frigates

  

  Argentina's Navy is considering modernizing its fleet with units from Denmark and Italy, it was reported this week in Buenos Aires.

• Monday, July 22nd 2024 - 10:41 UTC

  Argentine Air Force mounting training center for pilots and ground crews of the F16s

  

  As part of the process of the combat aircraft F-16A/B incorporation process to the Argentine Air Force, the government has published in the Official Gazette an invitation to tenders for the construction of a new instruction center at the IV Air Brigade in Tandil where the second-hand aircraft from the Danish Air Force, will be stationed.

• Thursday, June 27th 2024 - 19:24 UTC

  Denmark plans to tackle animal gas emissions with a livestock tax

  

  Denmark's coalition government agreed this week to tax livestock owners the equivalent of US$96 per head per year from 2030 due to greenhouse gases produced by animal flatulence, Tax Minister Jeppe Bruus announced. The move on cows, pigs, and sheep is expected to result in a 70% reduction from 1990 levels by the end of the decade on the path to carbon neutrality, Bruus explained. “We will take a big step towards climate neutrality in 2045,” he emphasized. The tax is expected to be approved by Parliament later this year.

• Saturday, June 22nd 2024 - 09:55 UTC

  Falklands War: Maj General Julian Thompson prepared for Mission Impossible in four days

  

  After returning from Denmark and heading to bed, Major General Julian Thompson OBE, commanding 3 Commando Brigade, received a phone call.

• Tuesday, April 16th 2024 - 16:00 UTC

  Argentina makes its largest military aircraft acquisition in decades: F-16 fighter jets from Denmark

  

  Argentina has finalized its largest military aircraft acquisition in decades with the purchase of 24 F-16 fighter jets from Denmark, signaling a significant step in bolstering its defense capabilities.

• Saturday, March 30th 2024 - 06:23 UTC

  UK defense capabilities of the Falklands, following the Danish F16s deal for Argentina

  

  Army Technology, a business service agency located in London that focuses on the technologies required by military personnel and companies working in this important field, has offered a piece on the UK defense capabilities of the Falkland Islands following the agreement between Denmark and Argentina for the sale of a squadron of F16 fighters to Buenos Aires.

• Wednesday, March 27th 2024 - 10:46 UTC

  Argentine Defense Minister signs letter of intent to buy Danish F-16s

  

  Defense Minister Luis Petri of Argentina and Troels Lund Poulsen of Denmark Tuesday signed a letter of intent in Buenos Aires whereby the South American country will purchase 24 second-hand US-built supersonic Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter jets for some US$ 300 million. US Ambassador Marc Stanley was also present at the ceremony as a token of Washington's acquiescence to the operation