I realized that my weatherproof coat was still hanging, supposedly unmissably, next to my front door. I landed in Nuuk, Greenland's capital, with nothing but a big cardigan to protect me from the elements.
Let me remind you that by 1868, the purchase of Alaska was ridiculed in American newspapers... Now, the purchase under president Andrew Johnson had been vindicated.
The original itinerary for Usha Vance's trip to Greenland shifted from local cultural immersion to a visit to a military facility, echoing the changing dynamics of political tourism.
The very aggressive American pressure against Greenlandic society is now so serious that the level cannot be raised any higher. This is a complete disruption of trust.