As Greenland goes to the polls, Trump’s aggressive stance has heightened the stakes

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Analysts say any independence referendum would likely take years to implement and require lengthy exit-deal negotiations.

“Greenlanders have felt trapped, not just constitutionally, but also in terms of any kinds of relation, particularly economic relations,” said Ulrik Pram Gad, a senior researcher focused on Greenlandic-Danish relations at the Danish Institute for International Studies.

With the current status quo “they are dependent unilaterally on income and subsidies from Denmark,” Gad told CNN. “They want to diversify their dependence, you might say, to have more options.”