1st Edition

Foreign Policy in Greenland 20 Years of Development

By Maria Ackrén Copyright 2025
112 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

112 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Foreign Policy in Greenland will shed light on what kind of competences Greenland has in IR and how Greenland undertakes foreign policy, while still being a self-governing territory underneath Danish jurisdiction. Even though Denmark has the ultimate power when it comes to foreign- and security policy, Greenland has received more autonomy in this field in recent years. Back in 1995 a permanent... Read more

1 Introduction                                            

2 Theoretical Framework                                    

3 Methodology                                           

4 Background of Greenland’s Foreign Policy Involvement    

5 Foreign Policy Papers from 2003-2023                       

6 Analysis                                                   

7 Outlook and Conclusions                                  

Biography

Maria Ackrén is currently Professor of Political Science with a special focus on island autonomy at Ilisimatusarfik/University of Greenland since January 2024.