The U.S. will open a new consulate in Nuuk on Thursday, deepening its presence on the island as the White House sharpens its focus on the Arctic. The inauguration of the new, 3,000-square-meter complex in Nuuk’s city center has prompted protests from native Greenlanders, with the island’s premier, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, telling local outlet Sermitsiaq that he will not attend the event. Trump reopened the American consulate in 2020 during his first term, but it initially had to be housed in a