The Greenland Gold Rush: Promise and Pitfalls of Greenland's Energy and Mineral Resources
Article from: OGEL 2 (2016), in Polar Energy Law (Arctic, Antarctic)
Introduction
This report targets three audiences. For foreign policy officials in Washington, D.C., there is growing interest in matters related to the Arctic region as the United States prepares to assume the chairmanship of the Arctic Council in 2015. For those in the United States who are not familiar with recent developments in Greenland, this report aims to provide a broad overview of the background to Greenland's self-rule government and some details on the history of Greenland's connection to Denmark. The report is also intended to be a resource for those in Greenland and Denmark who ...