<p>If you like learning about the current news and improving your English for your next English conversation, this English lesson is for you. While watching a news report about President-Elect Trump wanting to take Canada, Greenland and the Panama Canal, you will learn English phrasal verbs, English idioms,, and other advanced English vocabulary that can rea ...Ā Show More
Jan 2025
327. The Future of Greenland? (English Vocabulary Lesson)
Donald Trump wants to buy, or take over, Greenland. Since the end of December, he has been consistently discussing the Arctic island becoming part of the USA.
His son has travelled there, his has refused to rule out military involvement, and his comments have angered Denmark and ...Ā Show More
21m 1s
Apr 2025
Americaās Cold War Obsession with Greenland
April 27, 1951. The United States has been putting pressure on Denmark for a long time. Because the small European kingdom has something the Americans really, really want: Greenland. Today, they sign a treaty that will basically let the U.S. military build whatever it wants on th ...Ā Show More
32m 41s
Mar 2025
Trumpās Ambitions for Greenland
Today on the show, former Danish PM Helle Thorning-Schmidt joins the show to discuss the Trump administrationās push to take over Greenland. She argues that the US could easily get more involved in the territory militarily without needing to take it over. Next, Alexander Dugin, R ...Ā Show More
40m 58s
Feb 2025
22. Why Trump Wants Greenland: Secret Bases, The Arctic Circle, and Project Iceworm (Ep 1)
Donald Trump has made it clear that he wants Greenland, but why? What is it about this largely barren, ice-covered island that extends well into the Arctic circle that he so desires? And how far back does this interest go?
Filled with rare minerals that are becoming increasingly ...Ā Show More
38m 24s
Mar 2025
129 - Frozen Flashpoints: Greenland, Svalbard, and the Next Arctic Standoff
The last few months have seen major shifts in the balance of power in the far north, with the US making threats toward Greenland, Russia exerting pressure on Svalbard, and Arctic shipping routes, once seen as a counterweight to the Suez Canal, are now increasingly having their vi ...Ā Show More
1h 30m