Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents iv
3. Preface vii
4. Prologue 1
5. Denmark and Greenland Emerge as Arctic Powers 7
6. Self-Rule in Greenland – Another Step Towards Independence? 29
7. Climate Change and the Reshaping of Denmark’s Arctic Defence 40
8. The Kingdom Reaches for the North Pole 70
9. Fears of China 111
10. Greenland – an Arctic Oil State 122
11. New Premier in Greenland – ‘Independence in My Lifetime’ 130
12. To Be or Not to Be Independent 148
13. Prospects of Uranium 155
14. A Colonial Past Comes Back to Haunt 166
15. Dreams of Oil and Gas Burst With a Bang 179
16. Denmark and Greenland Claim the North Pole – and More 195
17. Denmark Prepares for Increased Arctic Action 212
18. The Two Still Tango – But Will It Last? 226
19. Further Reading 241
20. Index 243