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Tamara Espineira Guirao
Hard or soft power: Greenlands’ international stance
This paper will present the legal framework and Greenland’s steps towards more autonomy since the Cold War. After, it shall examine the island’s relationship with key countries such as the United States. The third part of this text will describe the regional position of Greenland in the Arctic, while the last will analyse its particular ties with the European Union. The conclusions will underline key features of Greenland’s paradiplomacy.
This paper will present the legal framework and Greenland’s steps towards more autonomy since the Cold War. After, it shall examine the island’s relationship with key countries such as the United States. The third part of this text will describe the regional position of Greenland in the Arctic, while the last will analyse its particular ties with the European Union. The conclusions will underline key features of Greenland’s paradiplomacy.