What message is the US trying to send to Greenland?

美国试图向格陵兰岛传达什么信息?

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2025-03-26

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As US vice president JD Vance announces that he will join his wife’s trip to a US army base in Greenland, we unpack what message this sends to the arctic territory and gauge Denmark’s reaction. Also in the programme: we discuss the role of the Netherlands in Nato as the nation looks to increase its defence spending and we discuss the effects of Kyoto’s new lodging tax. Plus: A look ahead to Salone 2025. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  • You're listening to the Briefing, first broadcast on 26 March 2025 on Monocle Radio.

  • Hello and welcome to the Briefing, broadcasting live from Studio one here at Midori House in London.

  • I'm Chris Chermak.

  • Coming up on today's program and you know,

  • there was so much excitement around Usha's visit to Greenland this Friday that.

  • I decided that I didn't her to have all that fun by herself.

  • And so I'm going to join her.

  • U.S. vice President J.D. vance is headed to Greenland.

  • How Greenland's population think about that is another matter.

  • After that, we turn to the Netherlands,

  • which is asking younger citizens what it would take for them to join the military,

  • the latest European country to step up its military readiness.

  • After that,

  • the talk of 51st state in annexation is insulting to Canadians and it has awoken Canadians resolve and creativity and desire to reinvest in this experiment that is Canada.

  • With another US Tariff deadline nearing,

  • we speak to the president of the Canadian Automotive Parts Manufacturers association about the consequences.

  • We'll also hear from Japan about how it's coping with an estimated 41 million tourists set to arrive this year.

  • And we'll look ahead to the big design fair known as Salone del Mobile in Milan.

  • All that right here on the Briefing with me, Chris Chermak.

  • It started out as a cultural visit by the second lady,