Articles by Colby Lamb

On the icy steps of the Greenland Parliament building, at 4:30 p.m. Greenland time, which is four hours ahead of Central Time, and hour 10 of the 16 hours of light in Greenland at the end of April, Greenlandic politician Justus Hansen says that although his party, the Demokraatit Party, does not support independence right […]

Dr. Troy J. Bouffard said that hypersonic cruise missiles are the “threat of our future decades,” adding that the fight to protect against hypersonic cruise missiles will involve all of the North American Arctic. While Bouffard said the hypersonic cruise missiles are a threat of the future, he said there is “no evidence” of a […]

During a speech in Davos, Switzerland, at the World Economic Forum in January, President Donald Trump ruled out using military force to acquire Greenland; however, Dr. Ole Wæver said people in Denmark and Greenland have concluded, “nothing can be ruled out.” “Trump is sufficiently unpredictable, irrational, doesn’t really care for what is in the U.S. […]

In the height of World War II, Denmark was invaded and conquered by the Nazis, making the Danes unable to help and supply Greenlanders for four years, according to Dr. Mary Thompson-Jones. During that time, the U.S. “kept the Greenlandic people supplied, kept sending food, kept sending other supplies of material during the course of […]

In the hotly contested race to the Arctic region, Dr. Samantha Hagle believes each of the three global superpowers, the United States, China, and Russia, have different aspects that are driving factors in their interest. For the U.S, it’s national security, even though she believes “we already had what we wanted” with the Pituffik Space […]

Svend Jensen is Inuit with Danish heritage from his mother’s side of the family. Like Jensen, most people Media Milwaukee spoke to in Greenland are of Danish descent, revealing how interconnected Greenland and Denmark are. “I am very proud of being a Greenlandic person,” Jensen said. “But most of the rules are made by the […]

This story is part of a semester-long investigative reporting project into Greenland’s people, history, and culture. It was created by an advanced reporting class in the Journalism, Advertising, and Media Studies program at UW-Milwaukee. Other stories from the project are available on Edge of the Arctic: Greenland, the Land of the People. This work was […]

Dr. Shale Horowitz said in the race to the Arctic between superpowers, the United States, China, and Russia, the U.S. is playing “catch-up,” while China and Russia have had a presence in the Arctic in the past. “Russia, for a long time, has made this a major priority, plowed a lot of resources into it,” […]

In the Port of Nuuk, a large, sturdy wooden dock features wooden beams connected to a cliff that borders the port and the water. The wooden dock is home to over 50 large ships, fishing boats and tourism boats. Off the edges of the dock are 20-foot stepladders that go down into the ships. A […]

When stepping off the plane in Nuuk, Greenland, the first thing that hits a person is the wind. The strong, biting gusts almost knock people off their feet and nips faces. These cold conditions sink deep into the bone, making it hard to warm up, even when back inside next to a heater. This is […]

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s workload policy was discussed by a top university committee during its April 22 meeting, with each department asked to update its current policies by the end of the semester, some of which have been in place since the 1970s and 1980s, according to the chair of the committee. UWM Provost Andrew […]

A crowd filled with hope and optimism enjoying a live performance by Wisconsin Supreme Court Candidate Brad Schimel and his band, 4 on the Floor, at the Milwaukee Marriott West Hotel Ballroom, was quickly left in dismay and disappointment after Schimel conceded the election exactly 80 minutes after the polls closed. With the majority of […]