Full Title: The Greenland Gold Rush, Promise and Pitfalls of Greenland’s Energy and Mineral Resources
Author(s): Tim Boersma and Kevin Foley
Publisher(s): Brookings Institution
Publication Date: September 1, 2014
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Description (excerpt):
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 are engaged in ongoing debates about the strategic implications of Greenland’s efforts to mine (amongst others) uranium and rare earth elements and about what many see as an emerging relationship with China. Finally, the report discusses Greenland in the context of its current and potential relationship to Europe, particularly as an alternative supplier of critical raw materials.