Once called Thule Air Base, now known as Pituffik Space Base, this U.S.-operated installation in northwestern Greenland is one of the most strategically important military sites in the world — even if most Americans have never heard of it. “It…
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JD Vance to Lead Controversial Visit to Greenland
The Trump administration seems like it just doubled down on Greenland. Vice President JD Vance announced on Tuesday that he was headed to the island later this week, taking over a controversial visit that officials in Greenland have made very…
Greenland Races Into New Era Without Losing Grip on Inuit Traditions
The three bundled up figures, puny against the vastness of miles of snow, trudged toward a hole they had cut into the ice. Their sled was parked nearby, and the woolly dogs that pulled it were huddled on the frozen…
In Greenland, Taking It All In With Snowy Jogs and Sled Dogs
Times Insider explains who we are and what we do and delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how our journalism comes together. The wind was howling around me, trying to slip through every crack and crevice of my outfit; at the cuffs…