The United States and Denmark have announced a new agreement with Greenland aimed at strengthening security in the Arctic and North Atlantic, with the three governments expected to sign the accord during next week’s UN General Assembly before it undergoes the necessary parliamentary procedures.
US President Donald Trump said the agreement gives Washington “permanent control over security” in Greenland and ensures the United States will “FOREVER have the complete ability to do what is necessary” to defend Greenland and the US. He also said the US would begin developing “a large Military presence” on the island.
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said the agreement strengthens regional security while recognising the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Kingdom of Denmark and Greenlanders’ right to self-determination.
Further details of the agreement have not yet been released.
The agreement follows months of heightened tensions over Greenland’s strategic importance, with the territory becoming a focus of debate over Arctic security, access routes, critical resources and growing competition with Russia and China.
Greenland remains a self-governing part of the Kingdom of Denmark, and previous US proposals to acquire the territory had raised concerns among NATO allies over sovereignty and alliance unity.
The new framework appears aimed at expanding US security cooperation in the Arctic while keeping Greenland under Danish sovereignty, although the full details and long-term implications remain unclear.
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