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Voters leave a polling station in Nuuk, Greenland, on March 24, 2026 during the parliamentary election in Denmark.

U.S. Wants Three New Defense Areas in Greenland

Christina Holmgren-Larson March 24, 2026

Denmark and Greenland are “very cooperative” regarding U.S. expansion within the existing defense agreement, head of U.S. Northern Command said.

NATO Ministers of Defense Summit at the NATO headquarters in Brussels on February 12, 2026

NATO Balances New Arctic Strategy with Support for Ukraine

TEC News February 12, 2026

Secretary General Mark Rutte insists the alliance is strong enough “to do both.”

Iceland’s Proposed EU Referendum Is a Fraud

Páll Vilhjálmsson February 2, 2026

Iceland must champion a foreign policy of prudence, self-determination, and institutional fidelity—not one that hazards national sovereignty for illusory European integration.

Denmark’s Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen talks to journalists ahead of a EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting at the EU headquarters in Brussels on January 29, 2026.

Denmark: U.S. Talks on Greenland “Very Constructive”

TEC News / AFP January 29, 2026

The Danish foreign minister described the situation as improved, noting he feels “slightly more optimistic today than a week ago”.

An aerial view of the United States’ Pituffik Space Base (formerly Thule Air Base)

Nullus Europaea—The Likely Fate of Greenland

Páll Vilhjálmsson January 23, 2026

Twenty five troops—indeed, even 25,000—cannot defend the world’s largest island. European nations simply lack the military infrastructure for credible defense.

U.S. President Donald Trump (R) speaks with NATOs Secretary-General Mark Rutte during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on January 21, 2026.

Greenland: Possible NATO-Level Deal Floated as Europe Struggles to Find Common Voice

Javier Villamor January 22, 2026

EU leaders are gathering today in Brussels for an emergency summit to respond to Washington’s moves.

Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen and Greenland's Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt speak during a news conference at the Danish Embassy in Washington, D.C., on January 14, 2026.

Greenland: Tensions Rise After Failed Denmark–U.S. Meeting in Washington

Javier Villamor January 15, 2026

The Greenland crisis is a symptom of the political and strategic rifts within the Atlantic Alliance.

Tag: Arctic security

U.S. Wants Three New Defense Areas in Greenland

NATO Balances New Arctic Strategy with Support for Ukraine

Iceland’s Proposed EU Referendum Is a Fraud

Denmark: U.S. Talks on Greenland “Very Constructive”

Nullus Europaea—The Likely Fate of Greenland

Greenland: Possible NATO-Level Deal Floated as Europe Struggles to Find Common Voice

Greenland: Tensions Rise After Failed Denmark–U.S. Meeting in Washington

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