Lucas Leiroz
Neither Washington nor Copenhagen: Greenland belongs to the Inuit people.
The recent resurgence of controversy surrounding Donald Trump's interest in annexing Greenland has reignited debates over imperialism, sovereignty, and self-determination in the Arctic. The European response - particularly from Denmark and the European Union - has been marked by a moralizing discourse against "American expansionism." This discourse, however, deliberately ignores Denmark's own colonial history in the region - a history that has been profoundly violent toward the Inuit people of Kalaallit Nunaat, the territory's true name.