What’s Really Going On in Greenland?
President Trump is backing off his threat of tariffs, but the debate over the island’s strategic importance is unresolved.
By HOLLIE McKAY
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HOLLIE McKAY
Washington, D.C.
Hollie McKay is a Contributor of The New York Sun.
Ms. McKay is a war and humanitarian-focused international correspondent and author of ‘Only Cry for the Living: Memos from Inside the ISIS Battlefield,’ ‘Afghanistan: The End of the US Footprint and Rise of the Taliban Rule,’ and ‘The Dictator’s Wife.’
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Inner Circle of Iran’s Supreme Leader Enriches Itself as Poverty Reaches Crisis Level
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How European Governments Turned Guantánamo Terror Detainees Into Millionaires, While the Americans Held Firm
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Kurdish Forces, Caught in a New Ethnic Conflict, Face Existential Threat From Syrian Government
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