Borgen - The Kingdom, the Power and the Glory deals with some of the biggest political issues of our time; the relevance of the Danish Realm in the modern world, the superpowers' battle for control of the Arctic, America's role on the global stage, China's entry onto the international political scene -and not least - the climate crisis. The main story focuses on the struggle for power and what power does to people - both professionally and on a personal level.
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The government is celebrating its first 100 days in power but there are signs of growing unrest within the New Democrats. Nyborg displays her mastery of politics when she succeeds in getting the USA to accept a limited Chinese presence in Greenland....
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Birgitte Nyborg must send Asger Holm Kirkegaard straight back to Greenland when a Chinese delegation lands there and immediately lays plans to work alongside the Greenlanders to extract oil....
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Asger Holm Kirkegaard is forced to involve Birgitte Nyborg in the negotiations with Greenland regarding the distribution of oil revenue and they decide to invite Greenland's negotiation delegation to Denmark....
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Following her statement to the Foreign Policy Committee, Birgitte Nyborg is threatened by a vote of no confidence. Just as it seems that Nyborg has ridden the worst of the political storm, her son Magnus suddenly becomes a further political embarrassment....
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Birgitte Nyborg receives key intelligence on Russian involvement in the company drilling for oil in Greenland. Asger Holm Kirkegaard does his best to help his minister while at the same time trying to keep Hans Eliassen in check....
