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Trump, Denmark, and Greenland Set To Sign Arctic Security Deal, Expanding U.S. Bases
US, Denmark, and Greenland to sign Arctic security pact in New York NATO to share Arctic security; US gains expanded presence in Greenland
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Al Jazeera frames the deal as optics, while Anadolu frames it as NATO taking Arctic security responsibility.
Deal for Greenland Security
The United States, Denmark, and Greenland are expected to sign a new strategic agreement on Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly meetings in New York, aimed at resolving the dispute over Greenland.
A White House official said on Monday that President Donald Trump will meet with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenland Prime Minister Jens Frederik Nielsen to finalize the new agreement.
The agreement is expected to ensure the security of Greenland and the United States and to defend them, and the U.S. plans to reopen a former Cold War-era military base in southern Greenland.
The agreement is also expected to expand U.S. military presence at a base on the eastern coast used by Danish dog-sled patrols, with sources saying the details will not be final until it is signed.
The Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said the agreement will be framed so that security responsibility in the Arctic is not solely Danish or American, and that NATO will largely oversee Arctic affairs.
Two Sites, NATO Oversight
The deal is expected to allow the U.S., which already has one military base in Greenland, to expand its military presence to two additional sites, including Narsarsuaq and Mestersvig.
The agreement is expected to reopen a military base at Narsarsuaq, where the population has dwindled to a few dozen since the U.S. closed the Blödy West One base in the 1950s, and to set up a presence at Mestersvig, currently used by the Sirius Dog Sled Patrol.
Denmark said the agreement would place Arctic security under the broader responsibility of NATO rather than leaving it solely to the U.S. and Denmark, and Lars Lokke Rasmussen said it would be NATO that looks after the Arctic.
Trump said in a Truth Social post on Friday that the agreement gives the United States “permanent control over security, and all other needs, in Greenland,” and that it does not allow any U.S. adversary to establish a base or military presence there without written approval from Washington.
The U.S. State Department said on Friday that the security agreement relating to Greenland ensures that China and Russia cannot establish bases on the polar island.
Stakes and Unpublished Terms
The agreement comes after months of pressure from Trump, who argued that the United States should control Greenland and at times rejected ruling out the use of force or economic measures to seize the semi-autonomous Danish territory.
The threats peaked in January, causing a diplomatic crisis within NATO and pushing Denmark and Greenland to negotiate with Washington to ease the pressure.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Saturday that the alliance welcomes the agreement, which would “help strengthen security, stability, and cooperation in this vital region.”
The text of the agreement has not been published publicly, and sources said its details will not be final until it is signed, leaving it unclear whether it will modify the 1951 defense treaty that forms the legal basis for the U.S. presence in Greenland.
The U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that the agreement “permanently and comprehensively addresses” Washington’s security concerns regarding the island, adding that “Greenland will forever remain part of North America’s strategic defense area.”