US To Build Two Military Bases In Greenland Under Denmark Deal
The pact lets the U.S. open two new bases and veto rival investments in critical infrastructure and mining, officials said.
- On Tuesday, President Donald Trump signed a new security agreement with Denmark and Greenland at the UN General Assembly in New York, enhancing U.S. military presence while maintaining Denmark's sovereignty.
- This agreement updates the 1951 Defense of Greenland Treaty, which authorized U.S. military presence; during the Cold War, the U.S. maintained 17 military installations and more than 10,000 personnel, though only 150 troops now staff Pituffik Space Base.
- The pact, described by Trump as an "Infinite Life" agreement, prohibits foreign adversaries like Russia and China from establishing bases and grants the U.S. authority to veto critical infrastructure investments.
- Imran Bayoumi, deputy director of the Atlantic Council's GeoStrategy Initiative, noted "gains are minimal," warning the deal comes at immense cost to relationships with NATO allies Denmark and Greenland following Trump's repeated threats to seize the island.
- Provisions allow Greenland to determine its independence, though the territory must remain in NATO and assume Denmark's obligations; experts like Marc Weller note this clarifies existing expectations as Greenland independence remains unlikely in the near future.
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With this agreement, Washington has managed to consolidate a permanent military presence, to the extent that the new framework could remain in force even if Greenland ever became independent of Denmark.
The U.S. "forever" pact with Danes and Greenlanders includes, among other things, the establishment of new military bases, the recognition of the sovereignty of the Kingdom of Denmark and a triple veto on foreign investment Read
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