US-Greenland negotiations have hit a wall. Here are three ways the crisis could end

By Michele Testoni, Professor of International Relations, IE University

A “fundamental disagreement” persists. This was the only concrete outcome of the meeting at the White House between US, Danish and Greenlandic officials on January 14, as each side maintained its original position on Greenland’s sovereignty. The Trump Administration argued that the US has to take direct control of the island, while both Danish and Greenlandic officials firmly rejected the idea.

This was perhaps to be expected. The recently released…

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